Natural Areas

U of I's extension and the Friends of the Shawnee National Forest have been partnering up for years to host trash blasts to lead volunteers to natural landmarks around the region to pick up trash.

On this edition of InFocus, we hear from nature and forestry experts on a push to have Congress designate three areas in the Shawnee National Forest as "Wilderness Areas".

Ornithologist Mike Baltz writes about nature and fighting climate change.

Maris Szubert holds a Master's Degree from the Biological Sciences program at SIU Carbondale, and here, she takes us on a wildflower hike at Chautauqua Bottoms Nature Preserve.

Mike Baltz talks about the little things anybody can do to fight climate change.

Volunteer citizen-scientists with Riverwatch help monitor streams in Illinois.

On his monthly feature, Ornithologist Mike Baltz discusses the concept of green spaces, even in cities.

The Illinois Department of Transportation is conducting a study and is encouraging public input on the proposed Shawnee Parkway, which would run from…