Name change proposal for Wayne National Forest
Some 40 Native American tribes have ancestral ties to Wayne National Forest, a quarter-million acres spread across portions of Appalachian southeastern Ohio.
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Some 40 Native American tribes have ancestral ties to Wayne National Forest, a quarter-million acres spread across portions of Appalachian southeastern Ohio.
A vigorous debate is under way over a U.S. Forest Service proposal to rename the 390 square-mile Wayne National Forest after Ohio's state tree, the buckeye. The public comment period
The possible renaming of the forest comes on the heels of two national orders to address derogatory or offensive geographic names.
Native American tribes have long called Wayne National Forest's name offensive. It may be changed soon.
There are some who don’t celebrate the Wayne's legacy and want to change the many places named for him – including Wayne National Forest.