USDA Shawnee National Forest Service, Friends of the Shawnee, and the Illinois Extension will be partnering to host our annual fall Trash Blasts!  They will happen on the first Friday of every month from September through November from 1 pm to 3 pm at various locations in the Shawnee National Forest.   

During Trash Blasts we will break into small teams of volunteers to collect litter from selected sites.  We find items as large as mattresses to tiny micro trash. No matter what we find we try to remove it to help restore the area to its natural state.

Volunteers should wear sturdy shoes, bring their leather work gloves, long pants and closed-toed shoes to be prepared.  If you do not have leather gloves we can help provide them for you.  Trash buckets and trash grabbers will be provided for volunteers to use during the trash blast. This event is limited to 30 participants.

Early requests are strongly encouraged to allow sufficient time for meeting access needs.