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SIU-C filmmaker Cade Bursell on her new film about the Shawnee Timber Harvest protests of the early 1990s

WSIU Public Broadcasting | By Kevin Boucher
Published October 13, 2021 at 5:00 AM CDT
The Shawnee National Forest, near Murphysboro. Photograph taken in January 2013.
Kevin Boucher
The Shawnee National Forest, near Murphysboro. Photograph taken in January 2013.

On this edition of InFocus, SIU-C Filmmaker and Cinema Professor Cade Bursell talks about her new film, a documentary about the protests in the early 1990s about the Fairview Timber sale proposed by the US Forest Service on the forest just south of Murphysboro.
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Kevin Boucher
Kevin Boucher is a retired broadcaster. Most recently he was a news reporter for WSIU radio. He grew up watching nature programs including Mutual of Omaha’s wild kingdom and the many Jacques Cousteau specials which sparked his passion with nature. Kevin also is an avid hiker and loves seeing and writing stories about the many fascinating plants and animals we share our planet with. Kevin is married and has lived in Murphysboro since 1976, after living in many places, including Japan, as the son of a Navy officer.


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