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 ...

Officials with Southern Illinois' Shawnee National Forest plan several prescribed burns throughout the spring. Click for a ...

Providing all the trip essentials, the best last-minute getaway in Illinois exudes everything the state has to offer and then ...

Snakes in Shawnee National Forest will soon have the road to themselves, as officials will close Forest Service Road No. 345 ...

Discover year-round camping in Illinois' Shawnee National Forest. Explore Pine Hills and Camp Cadiz for a winter outdoor ...

This photo was taken in the Hidden Cove Waterfall, the namesake of a Shawnee National Forest’s Waterfall pilot project. Provided The national forests in Missouri and Illinois have fewer ...

The Illinois Big Tree Register is being tidied up and brings a reminder of how many champion trees are around us, including ...

It’s about freezin’ for a reason and chillin’ for the Shawnee Forest when the fourth annual Shawnee Polar Plunge takes place Saturday, March 1. Pounds Hollow Recreation Area in Hardin County ...

Southern Illinois' "Snake Road" is closing earlier ... a public affairs specialist at Shawnee National Forest, told the Courier & Press in 2017.

Shawnee National Forest fire staff and partners plan to conduct prescribed fires this spring, weather permitting, to approximately 19,650 acres in seven counties.