Wayne National Forest: Difference between revisions

The Wayne National Forest was named in honor of [[Anthony Wayne|General Anthony Wayne]], an American soldier, officer, statesman, and one of the [[Founding Fathers of the United States]]. He served in the [[American Revolutionary War]] and was later recalled from civilian life by President [[George Washington]] after [[St. Clair's defeat]] to command the [[Legion of the United States]] in the [[Northwest Indian War]] to gain control of the British controlled ceded [[Northwest Territory]], including the region that is now Ohio.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Stockwell |first1=Mary |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Xb1TDwAAQBAJ&dq=unlikely+general+stockwell+creek+executed&pg=PA211 |title=Unlikely General: "Mad" Anthony Wayne and the Battle for America |date=1 January 2018 |publisher=Yale University Press |isbn=978-0-300-21475-8 |page=211 |language=en}}</ref>

== History ==

During the late 18th and 19th century, The forested land was cleared for [[Agriculture|agricultural]] and [[Logging|lumbering]] use, but years of poor timbering and agricultural practices led to severe erosion and poor soil composition. The Wayne National Forest was started as part of a [[reforestation]] program. It was established as a National Forest for the public in December 1992.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Mangus |first1=Michael |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=bndxn4Qlt4EC&pg=PA570 |title=Ohio Encyclopedia |last2=Herman |first2=Jennifer L. |publisher=North American Book Dist LLC |year=2008 |isbn=978-1-878592-68-2 |page=570}}</ref>

On April 4, 2024, A new [[Bureau of Land Management]] plan to open 40,000 acres of the Wayne National Forest to [[Fracking in the United States|fracking]] for oil and gas. The new proposal, released in late March 2024, is nearly identical to the fracking plan that was blocked in 2020 by a federal judge after conservation groups had challenged it in federal court.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Federal Plan Would Open Ohio’s Only National Forest to Fracking |url=https://biologicaldiversity.org/w/news/press-releases/federal-plan-would-open-ohios-only-national-forest-to-fracking-2024-04-04/ |access-date=2024-06-24 |website=Center for Biological Diversity |language=en}}</ref>