I don't think it is real. It seems to be the oversimplified and overexaggerated story of what is really happening. The guardian says that the US Forest Service will move headquarters from Washington DC to Salt Lake City:

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/mar/31/us-forest-service-washington-dc-salt-lake-city

This seems to cause many of its research facilities to (temporarily?) close:

https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/03/climate/forest-service-research-stations.html