Wayne National Forest (click for larger version)
Last December, MDN brought you the fantastic news that the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) had opened a public scoping period to receive public input on 41 oil and gas parcels totaling 2,795 acres that may be included in a September 2026 lease sale in the Wayne National Forest (WNF) located in southeastern Ohio (see BLM Plans Ohio Wayne Nat’l Forest Lease Sale for September 2026). This is the first lease sale held in WNF since March 2017 (the first Trump administration). The comment period ended Jan. 15, 2026. But what's this? The BLM is once again seeking public comments on the same list of properties up for lease/auction. This time, the public has until June 17, 2026, to comment.
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