KING, COLLEAGUES RAISE CONCERNS ABOUT U.S. FOREST SERVICE REORGANIZATION, CUTS TO SERVICES

WASHINGTON, April 24 -- Sen. Angus King issued the following press release:

U.S. Senator Angus King (I-ME), member of the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources, is joining 33 of his senate colleagues to raise concerns about harmful workforce reductions at the United States Forest Service (USFS). In a to USFS Deputy Secretary Stephen Vaden, the Senators expressed their disapproval of the announced reorganization of the USFS which would amount to cuts for forestry research and public and private forest management.

"We write with strong concerns regarding the announced reorganization of the U.S. Forest Service (USFS)," wrote the Senators. "While we have expressed support for improving the operations of the USFS, we believe the reo...