by Hiking With Shawn | Jul 21, 2018 | Project Cougar
Mountain Lions In the Shawnee National Forest Are there Mountain Lions (Puma concolor) in the Shawnee National Forest? Do cougars tend to pass through the forested portions of southern Illinois? Is there a standing population of mountain lions in the Shawnee National...
by Hiking With Shawn | Jul 12, 2018 | River to River Trail, Trails
Shawnee National Forest Sand Cave Hike Shawnee National Forest Sand Cave is not only a good hike but the Shawnee National Forest Sand Cave has its roots dug into a historical time when the lives of men, women and children depended on the Shawnee National Forest Sand...
by Hiking With Shawn | Jun 28, 2018 | Hiking Safety
Hiking & Extreme Heat Lessons Learned at Cache River State Natural Area Tupelo Swamp (Cache River State Natural Area). Photo taken in 2018 by Shawn J. Gossman. A few weekends ago, I did my annual bike to the Heron Pond Trail-Head and hike to Wildcat Bluff and...
by Hiking With Shawn | Jun 27, 2018 | Snake Road
LaRue Pine Hills Snake Road Making the Shawnee More Unique than Other National Forests LaRue Pine Hills Snake Road is a Forest Service Road located in the Shawnee National Forest that is famous for sighting of snakes, reptiles and amphibians among members of the...
by Hiking With Shawn | Jun 17, 2018 | Shawnee National Forest
Time to Talk Trash! The Shawnee National Forest Trash Problem and How You Can Help! Shawnee National Forest wasn’t easy to get! Way back in the day, the lands that Shawnee National Forest was once on was mainly farmland. However, erosion and lack of moisture...
