/tags/shawnee-national-forest Shawnee National Forest en-US Copyright © 2024 ÍâÍøÌìÌà Wed, 26 Feb 2025 11:00:00 GMT /government-politics-issues/2025-02-26/missouri-illinois-national-forests-cuts-doge The National Forest Service will not release details on the number or job duties of people let go from the Mark Twain and Shawnee National Forests. Wed, 26 Feb 2025 11:00:00 GMT /government-politics-issues/2025-02-26/missouri-illinois-national-forests-cuts-doge Jonathan Ahl /health-science-environment/2022-12-19/carbondale-resolution-backs-move-to-convert-shawnee-national-forest-to-a-national-park City officials in Carbondale passed a resolution that supports changing Shawnee National Forest into a national park and climate preserve. Mon, 19 Dec 2022 11:05:00 GMT /health-science-environment/2022-12-19/carbondale-resolution-backs-move-to-convert-shawnee-national-forest-to-a-national-park Chad Davis /show/st-louis-on-the-air/2022-03-29/shawnee-showdown-details-how-activists-stopped-the-clearcutting-of-an-illinois-forest Three decades ago, the Shawnee National Forest was the focus of fierce battles over commercial logging on public lands. A new documentary revisits that history and calls attention to new efforts to preserve the forest. Tue, 29 Mar 2022 22:16:15 GMT /show/st-louis-on-the-air/2022-03-29/shawnee-showdown-details-how-activists-stopped-the-clearcutting-of-an-illinois-forest Emily Woodbury