WPSD Local 69d
Local businesses call on congressman to protect Shawnee National Forest funding
Local organizations, businesses and community leaders signed a letter to Congressman Mike Bost, urging him to oppose cuts to ...
WSIL News 39d
Local groups call on congressman to address concerns with the Shawnee National Forest (copy)
Now some local groups are calling on Congressman Mike Bost for help. Twenty nine Southern Illinois community stakeholders ...
Yahoo20d
'Snake Road' in Shawnee National Forest closing earlier this year amid warmer weather
In the early 1970s the Forest Service began closing Snake Road for three weeks in spring and fall to protect the migrating creatures, Sue Hirsch, a public affairs specialist at Shawnee National ...
The Southern Illinoisan21d
Shawnee National Forest closes Snake Road early for spring migration
HARRISBURG — Bi-annually the Shawnee National Forest closes Forest Service Road No. 345, also known as Snake Road, to help ensure safe crossing for several species of snakes and amphibians ...
'Snake Road' in Shawnee National Forest closing earlier this year amid warmer weather
Southern Illinois' "Snake Road" is closing earlier than usual this year, according to officials with the Sawnee National Forest. The reason? Warmer weather. Officially, the road is classified as ...