MAKANDA, Ill. -- This weekend is shaping up to be ideal for hiking, biking, camping, birdwatching, foraging, hunting, climbing, kayaking or any other outdoor activity.
in Makanda is offering interesting outdoor activities on Saturday, October 12th from Noon-3 p.m. at the "Explore the Southern Illinois Outdoors" event.
Join local nature professionals and enthusiasts to discover more about the great outdoors.
Informational booths include:
- Shawnee National Forest
- Hiking with Shawn
- U.S. Fish and Wildlife
- U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
- River to River Trail Society
- Sierra Club
- Friends of the Shawnee National Forest
- Greenearth
- Friends of Lake Murphysboro
- U of I Extension
- Keep Carbondale Beautiful
- Little Grassy Fish Hatchery
- Illinois Conservation Police
- Outdoor Photography with Jen Wharton
- Friends of Giant City
- Southern Illinois Audubon Society
- Greater Egypt RPDC
- Shawnee RC&D.
Informational booths will be located outdoors around the
Please call 618-457-4836 for more information.
Giant City State Park is administered by the Illinois Department of Natural Resources.Â
