On Tuesday, March 31, the Department of Agriculture announced a reorganization of the U.S. Forest Service (USFS). Research operations are heavily impacted, affecting 2,700 employees across 31 states and numerous experimental sites. The Protecting America’s Forests Act (H.R. 9464) would prohibit the Secretary of Agriculture from closing any U.S. Forest Service Research and Development facility, including Experimental Forests, unless Congress expressly authorizes the closure.