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Now some local groups are calling on Congressman Mike Bost for help. Twenty nine Southern Illinois community stakeholders ...

It’s that time of year for the bi-annual closing of a southern Illinois road, which becomes very busy for several species of ...

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 ...

Snakes in Shawnee National Forest will soon have the road to themselves, as officials will close Forest Service Road No. 345 — also known as Snake Road — on Wednesday ...

Local organizations, businesses and community leaders signed a letter to Congressman Mike Bost, urging him to oppose cuts to ...

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 ...

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

A 17-member board in Indiana pays fellow Hoosiers for information leading to arrests of law-breakers accused of poaching.

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 ...