Southern Illinois Wilderness Needs Federal Protection

Illinois Times | October 8, 2004
Three areas of the Shawnee National Forest have been passed over for protection by the U.S. Forest Service so many times that it makes the president of Illinois Times wonder whether somebody wants two-by-fours out of these trees or a new playground for four-wheelers.

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