WASHINGTON, D. C. - Wayne National Forest received just over 1,200 public comments after it proposed renaming the 244,000-acre forest in the Appalachian foothills at the behest of Native American ...

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

Wayne, who is known for leading the decisive battle against Ohio's Native American tribes that led to their displacement, could soon no longer be known as the namesake of the Wayne National Forest ...

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 to ...

President Donald Trump wants to expand American timber production in the nation’s national forests by 25%. A March executive order said cutting more trees will effect the construction and energy ...

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.

When the United States Forest Service in August proposed renaming the Wayne National Forest, people flooded the agency with emails, calls, letters and texts. The 1,100 responses during a two-week ...

NELSONVILLE — The Wayne National Forest planted a Moon Tree sapling at its Forest Headquarters building May 23 as part of an initiative between NASA and the U.S. Forest Service. The sweetgum ...

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 ...

Native American tribes have long called Wayne National Forest's name offensive. It may be changed soon.

PEDRO, Ohio — The USDA Forest Service is proposing to change the name of the Wayne National Forest to the Buckeye National Forest.

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 ...