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Storms tore up two of America's most iconic trails. Federal cuts have disrupted repairs • Apr. 6, 2025, 12:15 AM ET (AP)
Trump administration rolls back forest protections in bid to ramp up logging • Apr. 4, 2025, 7:13 PM ET (AP)

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Also Known As United States Forest Service • USFS
Date February 1905 - present
Headquarters Washington, D.C.
Areas Of Involvement conservation • forestry • grassland • sustainability • forest • national forest
Related People Theodore Roosevelt • Aldo Leopold

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Oglala National Grassland
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