Shawnee RC&D

11/18/2024

The Shawnee RC&D and the River to River Cooperative W**d Management Area will be helping to facilitate this event tomorrow. Come join in on the Fun!

Just a friendly reminder, our last non-native invasive species volunteer service day is tomorrow, November 19th. Don't have all day? Not a problem! Choose from two shifts, am or pm and join us for a beautiful day at . The morning session will start at 10am and the afternoon shift goes from noon to 2pm. Or bring a lunch and sign up for both!
For more info. and to pre-register go to: https://registration.extension.illinois.edu/start/autumn-olive-removal-garden-of-the-gods-fall-2024

10/11/2024

The Friends of Illinois Nature Preserves is spearheading a foundational and collaborative initiative to share the events of organizations with the common mission of celebrating and stewarding Southern Illinois' natural ecosystems throughout the month of October. We are proud to be a part of another collaborative endeavor and give our utmost gratitude to Ellie James and the Friends of Illinois Nature Preserves. Please check out the shared calendar of events at the link below.
https://friendsofillinoisnaturepreserves.org/southern-il-events/?fbclid=IwY2xjawF2JD1leHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHVQGDbNriBxK_NK9QtHKtAHhVHgW9N-dyIoEPZkwSuvYDG2tAADCN5ydBA_aem_KtrYHOtIynsSJp3g6g-V3g

06/17/2024

Our partners at the Greater Egypt Regional Planning & Development Commision are drafting a Community Wildfire Protection Plan (CWPP) for Williamson County. They have created a public survey that will provide critical information for this process. If you live in Williamson County, please consider taking the survey.

The following infographics contain important background information related to the CWPP and wildfire risk in southern Illinois. Please review and then find links to your county’s survey at the bottom of this page. Thank you for your participation! Click here to take the Williamson County public su...

03/06/2024

On February 24th, The Forest Restoration Support Team held the first volunteer workday of 2024. On a dedicated volunteer's property near Carbondale, Illinois, a team of 7 treated bush honeysuckle, wintercreeper, multiflora rose, autumn olive, and wisteria. Please join us in commending these diligent volunteers for helping restore our native Southern Illinois forests.

12/01/2023

The Southern Illinois Prescribed Burn Association (SIPBA) will be holding their annual meeting on Saturday, December 9th at Giant City State Park Lodge at 1pm. It will be a fried chicken dinner with all the fixings ($26.50/plate). There will also be a short program to update folks on the past year's activity, a couple of Guest Speakers, a short Business Meeting to elect Admin. Board members & Officers, and of course, some good visiting and special recognition awards. It's not too late to register. If you're interested, please use the link below to register:

Welcome to the SIPBA Annual Meeting to be held Saturday December 9.2023 at Giant City State Park Lodge, located at 235 Giant City Rd, Makanda, Illionois 62958.

10/09/2023

American Farmland Trust (AFT) and Argonne National Laboratory are hosting a workshop for farmers interested in perennial bioenergy crops at Dixon Springs Agricultural Center. This is an exciting opportunity. A free lunch and networking opportunity will follow the workshop!

09/29/2023

Here is the video of the growing season prescribed fire on 9/22/23. There was a lot of variability in this prescribed fire due to the differences in the fuel composition and moisture, as well as the topography. We hope you enjoy this video and have a great weekend!

09/27/2023

Last Friday, September 22nd, SIPBA conducted another growing season prescribed burn. This was a true partnership project. SIPBA volunteers, prescribed fire burn bosses, the Illinois Department of Natural Resources Division of Forestry, field ecologists with the Illinois Natural History Survey, Quail/Pheasants Forever, and The Nature Conservancy held the fire and guided it around this 115 acre unit for several hours to complete this prescribed burn. The Shawnee RC&D was there to document the action. Please enjoy these photos! A video of the burn will be coming soon.

09/18/2023

On Monday, September 11th, the Southern Illinois Prescribed Burn Association conducted the first growing season burn of the season. This was a well-executed and successful prescribed burn. Drone and ground-based footage was captured by the Shawnee RC&D for your viewing pleasure. You can see the beautiful mosaic created by the prescribed burn in the drone footage. Congratulations on a job well done to the prescribed fire practitioners and volunteers who made this possible. Critical personnel were from SIPBA, Illinois Department of Natural Resources, Illinois Natural History Survey, and the Shawnee RC&D. Please enjoy and have a wonderful day!

06/23/2023

Last Saturday, Let The Sun Shine In hosted a forest management field day at the Trail of Tears State Forest. This was a collaborative field day including Mike Baltz, coordinator of Let The Sun Shine In, Ben Snyder, Fire Program Manager with the IDNR, and Dave Wunderlich with EMF Timber, out of Altenburg, Missouri. This event provided information to private landowners on the benefits of forest management and showed the Trail of Tears Demonstration Forest as a great example. Please enjoy the pictures from this event.

06/22/2023