Trail Society Clears Tornado Damage

On April 17th 2025 nine volunteers and one Forest Service employee showed up to work on clearing downed trees from the Max Creek section of the R2R Trail. Downed trees were from the March 15th tornado that hit the Max Creek sectionRead More

April 17, 2025 Volunteer Opportunity

On April 17th at 9:00AM several members if the Trail Society are meeting at the River to River Trailhead for the Max Creek section of the trail in an effort to work on clearing any remaining damage to the trail from theRead More

2025 Shawnee Volunteer Opportunities

Just giving everyone a heads up, the FS will be putting on our Herbicide Applicator training this month. This training is for our volunteers who attend our invasive species removal events in spring and fall. Volunteers will only be allow to applyRead More

Dutchman Lake R2R Trail Reroute Update

As update on construction progress, the 2024 East Side reroute between Dutchman Lake Road and the Dam is now complete and has the trail markers have been installed as of December 10, 2024. The remaining work on the west side is expectedRead More

Summary of November 23rd Trash Blast

On Saturday November 23rd, 9 people from the Shawnee National Forest Friends and the River to River Trail Society, gathered at Garden of Gods to do a trash blast, that had been postponed from late September National Public Lands day, because ofRead More

Official R2R Trail Blazing Policy/Procedures

In response to numerous recent comments on Facebook, the Society has developed an official policy that is now posted on our website. This page also includes a link to the official Forest Service national trail assurance installation policy which our policy isRead More

Dutchman Lake Reroute Construction Starts

On October 29, 2024, the Forest Service trail crew started construction of the River to River (R2R) Trail reroute in the Dutchman Lake area. This reroute is a continuation of the reroute that was started in February 2023 when a 1/2 mileRead More