The Shawnee RC&D is proud to announce that one of our projects was ranked number 1 for the Northeast and Midwest region by Forest Service Eastern Region leadership! This project is a Lanscape Scale Restoration project that is funded by the Forest Service. Our...
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...
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...
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...
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,...
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