A sign at Wayne National Forest's Athens Ranger Station on U.S. Route 33 in Nelsonville is among many that would have to be replaced if Ohio's only national forest undergoes a proposed name change ...

U.S Senator J.D. Vance has opposed a USDA Forest Service proposal to rename Wayne National Forest in Southeast Ohio. Here's the story of Gen. "Mad" Anthony Wayne, for whom the forest is named.

NELSONVILLE, Ohio (WXIX) - An Ohio national forest’s name could change due to the controversial history of the man it was named after, according to the USDA Forest Service. Located about 120 ...

The national forest is currently named after General Anthony Wayne, whose complicated legacy includes leading a violent campaign against the Indigenous peoples of Ohio that resulted in their ...

NELSONVILLE (AP) — Some 40 Native American tribes have ancestral ties to Wayne National Forest, a quarter-million acres spread across portions of Appalachian southeastern Ohio. Their citizens ...

The U.S. Forest Service has caused a firestorm by proposing that Ohio’s only national forest undergo a name change. The Forest Service wants to change the name of the forest in southeastern Ohio ...

DAYTON, Ohio (WDTN) — The Wayne National Forest in Ohio could soon have a new name. Members of the American Indian Tribes and the local community are requesting the USDA Forest Service to cha… ...

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COLUMBUS, Ohio — Some 40 Native American tribes have ancestral ties to Wayne National Forest, a quarter-million acres spread across portions of Appalachian southeastern Ohio. Their citizens have ...

Ohio firefighters working to contain 1,300-acre wildfire in Wayne National Forest Small Ohio wildfires combined to form 1,300-acre blaze. Associated Press. Published November 10, 2022 3:46pm EST.

Lee Stewart, Forest Supervisor at Wayne National Forest, said the forest has officially been called Wayne National for more than 70 years. Before that, the forest was referred to by a number of ...

WAYNE NATIONAL FOREST — Founding father Gen. Anthony Wayne has a national forest named after him in Southeastern Ohio, but it may be renamed, according to AP News. >>2 arrested after police ...