FEATURES
16 Unhappy trails by Bill Lambrecht
The clomp of horses is the sound of a new recreation source/or the Shawnee. And a big land-use tussle.
22 Photo essay by Gary Kolb
Standing on the Shawnee
24 Snapshots by Ann Londrigan, Beverley Scobell & Sean Crawford
Wine tours, Civil War battle sites and fish farms
25 THE WAR AT HOME by Beverley Scobell
Thousand could visit the battle sites
27 FISH FARMS by Sean Crawford
Southern Illinois' small ponds and lakes are 'ideal'
28 Species politics by Alex Rodriguez
As politicians and environmentalists battle over protection policies, a small black-and-brown snake struggles to survive.
31 Costly Cargo by Stephanie Zimmermann
Illinois businesses are at the front lines in the war against the Asian long-horned beetle and other exotic pests.
34 Guest essay by Harold Henderson
'Good sprawl'?