November Meeting Summary

November 18, 2021 Meeting Summary In attendance: John Creed, Mike Henshaw, Zack Brannon, Andy Scott, Allison Cochran FAWN planned for late April. Winston County Beekeeping association is engaged. Renew Our Rivers for Winston County portion of Smith Lake is scheduled for April 28 and 29 and September 22 and 23. Mike Henshaw participated in the Rush darter sampling on the Johnston property. 501C3 organization training through Extension planned for the first of the year. New Winston County 4H agent starts in January. WCNRC would like to explore starting a tree give away/sale next year. The Bankhead Liaison Panel will meet in December, virtually. There is on-going road maintenance throughout the Bankhead National Forest, including a culvert replacement on FS RD 254 that will install a bottomless arch structure to ensure fish passage. Bankhead is also working on a Forest-wide stewardship proposal and will host a public meeting or field trip around those goods for services projects. Feral swine control in the Sipsey Wilderness will begin this winter. A map of the Bankhead National Forest wildlife openings has been published to the internet to aid hunters in locating managed openings. The Council will meet again on January 20th.