Outdoor Classroom

Century School Outdoor Classroom opens – teaching conservation and forest management to High School Students Shawnee RC&D is proud to be a supporting organization for the Century School Outdoor Classroom. From it’s initial founding, the RC&D has...

On the Trail: For the forest, fire can be a healing medicine

Right now, if you drive through Giant City State Park near the Stonefort Trailhead, you’ll notice that there has been a fire — a 200-acre fire to be exact. But far from being an accident, that fire was “prescribed” like a healing medicine for...

Shawnee RC&D Receives $400k for Oak Ecosystem Restoration

The Shawnee RC&D has received final approval on the funding of a multi-year project, “Cross Boundary Oak Ecosystem Restoration in Southern Illinois”, from the USDA Forest Service.This projects builds upon the success of the Let the Sun Shine in project...

New Illinois Laws Ban Planting of Invasive Species

A number of new laws recently went into affect in Illinois, with the turning of the year.  The Exotic Weed Act (SB 681/PA 99-0081) adds more than 17 plant types to Illinois Exotic Weed Act, which includes bush honeysuckle, autumn olive, salt cedar, poison hemlock,...