Ameren Work along R2R Trail
This is a notice to all potential R2R Trail hikers that will be hiking from HWY45 to the Tunnel Hill State Trail on Map 15. I have been notified by the FS and Ameren Energy that Ameren Energy will be working onRead More
Trail Society members support Friends of the Shawnee Trash Blast
Today, Fri. Oct. 7th, 3 River to River Trail Society members (Jim Todd, Sam Morales & Chris Drone) along with 3 people, including Pat Jones, from Friends of the Shawnee, worked a Trash Blast just North of the Grantsburg swamp. This areaRead More
R2R Trail Detour Near Lee Mine
Any potential trail hikers please note the following detour the FS shared with us today. A section of the River To River Trail in our Lee Mine Project area, Hardin County, is being temporarily detoured while road construction and tree removal isRead More
2022 National Public Lands Day
The Society would like to give a Big Shout Out and Thank You to the 6 or 7 folks that showed up this morning and helped us clean up the Garden of the Gods Recreation Area of the Shawnee National Forest. The team pickedRead More
September 24, 2022 National Public Lands Day
Hi all, we hope everyone has had a safe and enjoyable summer considering everything going on. We in the Trail Society have completed planning and published our fall hiking schedule which will start on October 1, 2022. In an effort to giveRead More
May 1, 2022 Trail Society Picks Up 1/2 Ton of Trash
On May 1, 2022 the River to River Trail Society sponsored a trash blast along 2.5 miles of the River to River trail from Elizabethtown to a 1/2 mile north of Lake Tecumsah. The volunteer crew shown in the above photos fromRead More
Trash Blast Work Day
The Trail Society has scheduled a trash blast work day for Sunday May 1st, 2022 (May 15th is the rain out day). The plan is to clean along the first 2 miles of the River to River Trail between Watson Lane andRead More
Volunteer Opportunity
If anyone is looking to give back, the Back Country Horseman are having a backpacking day where they haul gravel with mules to put on the trails in the Lusk Creek Area. Helpers are needed to fill buckets with gravel that canRead More
2021 National Public Lands Day
The Society would like to give a Big Shout Out and Thank You to the 16 folks that showed up this morning and helped us clean up the Garden of the Gods Recreation Area of the Shawnee National Forest. The team pickedRead More
Just wanted to post a reminder about September 25, 2021 National Public Lands Day
See our August 24, 2021 post on this subject. Thanks River to River Trail Society