ST. LOUIS (KMOX) - The Shawnee National Forest in Southern Illinois sits between the Ohio River and Mississippi River and home to oak and hickory forests, along with wetlands, grasslands, canyons ...

Standing on the edge of a 300-foot limestone bluff in southern Illinois’ Shawnee National Forest, Machaela Sweeney could ...

WGN Radio’s Dave Plier talks to Carol Hoffman of the Shawnee Forest Country Southernmost Illinois Tourism Bureau about The Shawnee Challenge, ... Shawnee National Forest, Garden of the Gods, The Wine ...

The Shawnee National Forest in southern Illinois is a mosaic of towering trees, lush wetlands and commanding rock formations that are the native habitat for a wealth of plants and animals, includin… ...

HARRISBURG — May is National Bike Month. Established in 1956 and promoted by the League of American Bicyclists, National Bike Month is a chance to learn about the many benefits of bicycling and ...

Read More: A guide to Shawnee National Forest Mountain bikers can take advantage of some of the state’s newest designated trails: almost 20 miles of trails within the Lake Glendale Recreation Area and ...

Maps of where you can look for your holiday tree can be downloaded for free at the same website. Christmas Tree Permits cost $5.00 (one permit allowed per household), plus a $2.50 online ...

Shawnee is a sprawling national forest with numerous places to walk and enjoy the outdoors. This is Pine Hills Road in the LaRue-Pine Hills section of the forest. Belleville News-Democrat Imagine ...

There are other reasons to make the Shawnee a national park too, said John Wallace, a retired public land manager for the city of Carbondale, Ill. “The forest brought me here,” Wallace said.

In the early 1970s the Forest Service began closing Snake Road for three weeks in spring and fall to protect the migrating creatures, Sue Hirsch, a public affairs specialist at Shawnee National ...

While a few people are trying to turn Shawnee National Forest into a national park, some people in Southern Illinois think that could be a bad idea. They favor keeping ...

There’s a movement to reclassify one of Illinois’ most famous areas – the Shawnee National Forest. Hear from advocates for a Shawnee National Park and Climate Preserve, plus visit with the ...