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The Winston County Natural Resources Council met on Thursday, August 21, at the U. S. Forest Service Office in Double Springs. Members present were:
Andy Scott, Heather Tucker, Mathew Hannah, Casey Hammack, Tyler Fish, Paul Green, Jamie Segroves,
Grayson mill field trip in November – meeting on Nov 20
Fawn, Oct 8-9, less AFC folks due to Marion’s fawn on oct 7-8
-NRCS Brenda will cover Marion and Paul can cover Winston
-Matt asked Andrea about bee station and she is available
-AJ Brown at EMA will cover drone station
-AFC forest mgmt station
-Paul, NRCS-soils station
-FS – Prescribed Fire and FireWise
-Wildlife – skins and skulls – Kathy and Allison
-Watershed – Allison ???
-Options – macroinberts / leave no trace
-Zack reach out to stations / instructors
-Houston rec area – bathrooms open
-Casey – T-shirts
Grants – OSU watershed trailer – cost $15,000 – applied for $15k
Wild Ala – grant w/ Winston Co. Commission – FWS grant applied – education, angling , fishing, boating access – idea for another version of fawn focused on fishing/water – partner with WCNRC
Idea – to reduce Portajohns cost – buy a toilet / handwashing trailer idea – could share w/other counties
White oak workshop update from Allison
Treasurer’s Report – $7,893.84 in the bank
-Two checks – for last tour – Rc&D and FFA were going to split it. – Lauranne paid for all – need to figure out, $750 spent and a Lauranne paid
-Portajohn’s were $475
-Not deposited – Casey will sort it & update at next meeting
Minutes and treasures report accepted
White oak workshop idea
FS – bridges project in planning stage , AFF longleaf grant to plant longleaf on Bankhead
NRCS report – local work group yesterday for local FY26 funding – forestry is main focus, in addition to grazing
Alabama Treasure Forest Association – landowner conference on 10/22-24 at Gulf State Park
Wild Ala – grants and funding, Need volunteers for trails stewardship
Extension – welcome Kathy Terry-Warner new Forestry, Wildlife and Natural Resources Regional Extension Agent NW Ala replacing Kerry Steedley.
-submitted by Mike Henshaw, Secretary, from notes taken by Allison Cochran.
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