People seem to be drawn to Shawnee National Forest and for those unfamiliar it is easy to see why. Located in Southern Illinois, it is 289,000 acres of magnificent oak-hickory forests, unique ...

Facing pressure to increase timber harvests, the U.S. Forest Service is sidestepping rigorous environmental reviews and ...

POPE COUNTY, Ill. (KFVS) - Wildlife biologists recently found a bat in the Shawnee National Forest that had been banded more than 15 years ago. “This adult male Indiana bat was captured and banded on ...

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 the Shawnee National Forest ...

Imagine standing atop a limestone bluff, a cool breeze blowing in your face as you stare at the forested valley far below. Imagine getting in your car and driving 30 minutes to the south where you ...

HARRISBURG, Ill. (KFVS) - The Shawnee National Forest will conduct several prescribed burns March 5, and 6, if the weather permits it. Southern Illinoisans may see smoke across the landscape, from the ...

HARRISBURG — The Shawnee National Forest and Friends of the Shawnee are hosting an open house next week to discuss the proposed plan to charge a $5 per-vehicle fee to visit some of its most popular ...

The U.S. Forest Service is proposing renaming the Wayne National Forest to Buckeye National Forest, per the request of several indigenous nations. The U.S. Forest Service is proposing renaming the ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. WGN Radio’s Dave Plier talks to Carol ...

For the first time in nearly three decades, the Shawnee National Forest has proposed a commercial timber harvest of mostly native oaks and hickories on 485 acres in rural Jackson County, on the south ...

HARRISBURG (WSIL) -- Shawnee National Forest announced Thursday that it's temporarily shutting down two of the most visited sites in the forest. Garden of the Gods Recreation Area and Bell Smith ...