Bell Smith Springs is one of our favorite places to visit in Shawnee National Forest. With its cascading bluffs, cliff jumping, 8 miles worth of trails and so much more it’s not hard to see why so ...

WASHINGTON, D.C. (KFVS) - U.S. Senator Dick Durbin wants thousands more acres of the Shawnee National Park to be protected. Sen. Durbin (D-IL) has introduced the Shawnee National Forest Conservation ...

When the U.S. Forest Service approved the sale of nearly 70 acres for commercial logging in southern Illinois’ Shawnee National Forest in late 2024, Sam Stearns was furious. Shawnee is the only ...

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