An update to our earlier coverage of the Forest Service restructuring and what it means for Arkansas When we published our piece on the U.S. Forest Service’s move to Salt Lake City, a reader left a pointed comment asking whether any of the five Arkansas research stations were among those being closed nationwide. It was a fair and urgent question. Here is what we have been able to find out. The National Picture The U.S. Forest Service is closing 57 of its 77 research facilities across 31 states as part of a broader reorganization plan. The agency’s research division is