Balderson, Johnson, and Wenstrup Demand Transparency on the Renaming of Wayne National Forest
Washington,
September 8, 2023
WASHINGTON D.C. – U.S. Representatives Troy Balderson (OH-12), Bill Johnson (OH-6), and Brad Wenstrup (OH-2) sent a letter to U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack and U.S. Forest Service Chief Randy Moore raising concerns over the recently announced plan to change the name of Ohio’s Wayne National Forest to the Buckeye National Forest. The forest, which is located in each of the Representatives’ congressional districts, covers a quarter million acres of land in southeast Ohio and is named after General Anthony Wayne, a Revolutionary War general and Founding Father of the United States.
The letter questions the renaming of the forest, and it draws attention to the lack of local engagement and rushed public comment period. “While we have general concerns with removing Anthony Wayne as the namesake of the forest,” the Representatives wrote, “and whether it is worth the $400,000 price tag, we would like additional information as to why, after 70 years, the decision to rename the forest was done with little to no community involvement. As you know, the U.S. Forest Service provided only a 15-day public engagement period on whether the proposed name, Buckeye National Forest, ‘would be unacceptable.’” The Representatives call for increased transparency and ample opportunity for local communities to voice their opinion. Specifically, they request the Forest Service:
The full letter is available HERE.
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