That’s Shawnee National Forest for you—a sprawling 289,000-acre paradise tucked away in southern Illinois near Herod that somehow remains one of America’s most underrated natural wonders.

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Using Fredericksburg as a proxy for the region, the average July rainfall over the last about 40 years is 2.2 inches. But ...

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Tulare Lake was drained by farmers more than a century ago, and it has reappeared only rarely when floods have reclaimed ...

This article on the wilderness areas along the Buffalo National River is the eighth in a series commemorating the 40th ...

In the rolling hills of northwestern Illinois, where the Mississippi River carves its ancient path, lies a cascading wonder that feels like it was plucked straight from a fairy tale. Thunder Bay Falls ...

The number of deaths blamed on the flooding in Texas has risen to 51 tonight. The tally includes the latest confirmed deaths ...

The primary draws to southern Illinois are the outdoor recreation activities in Shawnee National Forest, including hiking, ...

A walk through the East-Bank Wedge reveals surprising layers of Minneapolis history, from 19th-century banks to contemporary ...

A coalition has begun an effort to bring back Tulare Lake and its once-vast wetlands on thousands of acres of farmland in the ...