Protects over 13,000 acres in Illinois' Shawnee National Forest, banning mining, logging, and trapping in key areas.
This bill would set aside over 13,000 acres of land in Illinois' Shawnee National Forest as a wilderness area and special management areas. It would ban activities like mining, commercial logging, and trapping in these protected spaces. This means more natural areas for the public to enjoy, while restricting certain industries and recreational uses.
Currently, parts of the Shawnee National Forest in Illinois are managed under general public land and resource laws. If this bill becomes law, about 750 acres would become the Camp Hutchins Wilderness. An additional 12,708 acres would be designated as Special Management Areas. These new designations would ban activities like mining, commercial logging, and trapping, while allowing hunting and preserving access for private landowners.
S 2548 · 119th Congress · July 30, 2025 · AI Summary by gemini-2.5-flash · 6/10
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