Features

  • Jackson Falls Visitor Use Management Plan

    Calling all visitors, neighbors, and supporters of Jackson Falls! The Shawnee National Forest is developing a Visitor Use Management Plan (VUMP) for the Jackson Falls area, and you are invited to be a part of the process. The VUMP will help guide future investments over time to ensure that Jackson Falls remains a safe and sustainable recreation destination.

  • Forestry for the Birds

    Learn how forestry restoration on the Shawnee is restoring and improving habitat for many warbler species of birds, including the cerulean warbler which is listed as ‘threatened’ in Illinois (see p.10)