Shawnee National Forest

This will also include closing Pharaoh Campground.

Due to warmer temperatures this season, Shawnee National Forest officials have closed the road early.

It had been 11 years since the cemetery had been cleared of brush and small saplings.

The Shawnee Trails Act would designate at lest 20 percent of the total number of trails in the forest for responsible recreational riding.

Mike Baltz provides his monthly commentary on environment and nature issues in southern Illinois and around the globe

Local ornithologist explores the importance of the Shawnee National Forest, and its importance to southern Illinois

A teenager fell about 20 feet from a cliff at the Little Grand Canyon Hiking Trail in the Shawnee National Forest.The Jackson County Sheriff's Department…

17 firefighters from U.S. Forest Service units in Pennsylvania, Minnesota and Oregon are in southern Illinois to help their counterparts from the Shawnee…

COVID-19 has kept a lot of people inside during the summer, but the fall weather is bringing them out again.The cooler fall days make outdoor activities…

The Shawnee National Forest is reopening two popular recreation areas today (Friday).On its Facebook page, the Forest announced Garden of the Gods and…