{"id":348321,"date":"2025-09-21T12:26:41","date_gmt":"2025-09-21T17:26:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/michigandigitalnews.com\/index.php\/2025\/09\/21\/winston-county-natural-resources-council-august-meeting-minutes\/"},"modified":"2025-09-21T12:26:41","modified_gmt":"2025-09-21T17:26:41","slug":"winston-county-natural-resources-council-august-meeting-minutes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/michigandigitalnews.com\/index.php\/2025\/09\/21\/winston-county-natural-resources-council-august-meeting-minutes\/","title":{"rendered":"Winston County Natural Resources Council: August Meeting Minutes"},"content":{"rendered":"

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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.\u00a0 Members present were:
Andy Scott, Heather Tucker, Mathew Hannah, Casey Hammack, Tyler Fish, Paul Green, Jamie Segroves,\u00a0<\/b><\/span><\/span>Kathy Terry-Warner, Allison Cochran, John Creed, and Mark Finley.<\/b><\/div>\n

Grayson mill field trip in November – meeting on\u00a0<\/span>Nov 20<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Fawn, Oct 8-9, less AFC folks due to Marion\u2019s fawn on oct 7-8<\/p>\n

-NRCS Brenda will cover Marion and Paul can cover Winston\u00a0<\/p>\n

-Matt asked Andrea about bee station and\u00a0she is available\u00a0<\/p>\n

-AJ\u00a0 Brown at EMA will cover drone station<\/p>\n

-AFC forest mgmt station<\/p>\n

-Paul, NRCS-soils station<\/p>\n

-FS – Prescribed Fire and FireWise<\/p>\n

-Wildlife – skins and skulls – Kathy and\u00a0 Allison\u00a0<\/p>\n

-Watershed – Allison ???<\/p>\n

-Options – macroinberts \/ leave no trace\u00a0<\/p>\n

-Zack reach out to stations \/ instructors\u00a0<\/p>\n

-Houston rec area – bathrooms open\u00a0<\/p>\n

-Casey – T-shirts\u00a0<\/p>\n

Grants – OSU watershed trailer – cost $15,000 – applied for $15k<\/p>\n

Wild Ala – grant w\/ Winston Co. Commission – FWS grant applied – education, angling , fishing, boating access\u00a0\u00a0– idea for another version of fawn focused on fishing\/water – partner with WCNRC<\/p>\n

Idea – to reduce Portajohns cost – buy a toilet \/ handwashing trailer idea – could share w\/other counties\u00a0<\/p>\n

White oak workshop update from Allison\u00a0<\/p>\n

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,\u00a0$750 spent and a Lauranne paid\u00a0
-Portajohn\u2019s\u00a0\u00a0were $475
-Not deposited – Casey will sort it\u00a0& update at next meeting\u00a0<\/p>\n

Minutes and treasures report accepted\u00a0<\/p>\n

White oak workshop idea\u00a0<\/p>\n

FS – bridges project in planning stage , AFF longleaf grant to plant longleaf on Bankhead\u00a0<\/p>\n

NRCS report – local work group yesterday for local FY26 funding – forestry is main focus, in addition to grazing<\/p>\n

Alabama Treasure Forest Association – landowner conference on 10\/22-24 at Gulf State Park<\/p>\n

Wild Ala – grants and funding, Need volunteers for trails stewardship\u00a0<\/p>\n

Extension – welcome Kathy Terry-Warner<\/b> new Forestry, Wildlife and Natural Resources Regional Extension Agent NW Ala replacing Kerry Steedley.<\/p>\n

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-submitted by Mike Henshaw, Secretary, from notes taken by Allison Cochran.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n

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