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COMMENTARY: Mike Baltz looks at the history of the Shawnee National Forest

By Mike Baltz
Published February 13, 2023 at 5:18 AM CST
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Local ornithologist explores the importance of the Shawnee National Forest, and its importance to southern Illinois

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Mike Baltz
Mike is the former southern Illinois Area Director for the Nature Conservancy and is currently the Let the Sun Shine In program coordinator. He has a Master’s degree in Environmental Science from Miami University and a PhD from the University of Missouri. His research area of expertise is migrant songbird ecology and conservation.
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