January Meeting

The Winston County Natural Resources Council will hold our regular monthly meeting on Thursday, January 20 at the Houston Recreation Area Day Use Pavilion. 

We have a special guest speaker, so we are extending an invitation to partners and interested people in the surrounding area to join us.

Jared Carter from the Alabama Mountains, Rivers and Valleys RC&D Council will speak about the new North Alabama Trails and Recreation Program.  We are very excited to learn about partnership opportunities with NATR in our communities and hope you will join us for this meeting.

 

The North Alabama Trails & Recreation program (NATR) is a new program of AMRV RC&D's dedicated to improving North Alabama's recreational opportunities and infrastructure across 18 counties in order to make North Alabama a recreation destination. NATR accomplishes this by providing access to expertise, awareness, funds, and labor. NATR currently has four pillars: 1) NATR Group, a network of outdoor recreation professionals, stakeholders, and enthusiasts dedicated to building and improving recreational opportunities and infrastructure. NATR Group meets quarterly for Lunch & Learn sessions at regional hubs including the Shoals, Huntsville, Cullman, and Gadsden. 2) NATR Expo, a tradeshow event to bring awareness to outdoor recreation organizations, businesses, clubs, retailers, and more. This expo is to be held October 1st in Decatur. 3) NATR Fund, a special designated fund for local and collaborative trail and recreation projects in North Alabama, and 4) NATR Crew, a volunteer program to accomplish trail and recreation project creation and maintenance."  The website is natrails.org.

 

The meeting is OUTDOORS at the Houston Recreation Area Day Use Pavilion.  So, please dress warmly for an outdoor meeting in January!  The Houston Day Use entrance fee is waived for guests attending the meeting.

The meeting starts at 9 AM on January 20^th, 2022.

 Houston Recreation Area is located at Latitude : 34.1253309908  Longitude : -87.2946592269

From the north, take Co Rd 63 south from Hwy 278.  Veer right at the y in downtown Houston (past the fire station/post office) onto Co Rd 61 and then take a right onto Co Rd 3124 to the Campground. Follow the signs to the day use/boat ramp.  The pavilion will be on your right before the boat ramp. 

 

Thank you,

Allison

on behalf of the Winston County Natural Resources Council