‘Shawnee Showdown’ details how activists stopped the clearcutting of an Illinois forest
Mar 30, 2022
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Three decades ago, the Shawnee National Forest was the focus of fierce battles over commercial logging on public lands. A new documentary by filmmaker Cade Bursell revisits that history and calls attention to new efforts to preserve the forest. Bursell discusses the film alongside longtime environmental activist John Wallace.