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COMMENTARY: Mike Baltz travels in Trail of Tears State Forest

By Mike Baltz
Published June 12, 2023 at 4:43 PM CDT
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Ornithologist Mike Baltz explores the nature and necessity of Trail of Tears State Forest in 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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