The Forest Service says it’s closing offices to cut costs. But the math doesn’t add up

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

KT Kanazawich for NPR

When dead trees fall in Baltimore, the city doesn’t pay thousands of dollars to dump them in landfills like some cities do. The trees are transported to a sorting and recycling facility that turns the old wood into furniture, flooring and other products.

The facility