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Former Forest Service researcher, Morgan Grove, examines a white oak tree planted by agency scientists in the Cylburn Arboretum in Baltimore, MD.
KT Kanazawich for NPR
The Forest Service is trying to shut down research hubs because it says it needs to live within its means. But the agency plans to close facilities that cost less than $1 to rent while keeping open one that costs $1 million.
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