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Jonathan Thompson

Jonathan Thompson is a contributing editor at High Country News and writes The Land Desk newsletter. He is the author of “Sagebrush Empire: How a Remote Utah County Became the Battlefront of American Public Lands.”

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The dismantling of the Forest Service

By Jonathan Thompson ● Environment ● September 25, 2025

The Trump administration’s plans would remake the agency and public lands. The deadline to comment is Sept. 30.