**In Shawnee National Forest, a debate swirls around how to best protect trees amid climate change and wildfires**

The Shawnee National Forest in southern Illinois is a mosaic of towering trees, lush wetlands and commanding rock formations that are the native habitat for a wealth of plants and animals, including 19 species of oaks.

https://phys.org/news/2023-09-shawnee-national-forest-debate-swirls.html