Digital maps for mobile devices

The US Forest Service offers new digital maps for mobile devices. Learn more about this free product at this link.

http://www.fs.fed.us/news/2013/releases/11/e-maps.shtml

Reaching Across Landscapes to Restore Alabama's Forest Brochure

Link to brochure about restoring forests in Alabama:

http://www.fs.usda.gov/Internet/FSE_DOCUMENTS/stelprdb5440724.pdf

 

November Council Meeting

The November meeting of the Winston County Natural Resources Council will be held at 9:00 a.m., on Thursday, November 21, at the U. S. Forest Service Office in Double Springs.

Tim Box Demonstrates Pine Straw Baler

Tim Box, of Addison, Alabama, demonstrates his pine straw baler.  He uses the bales of pine straw mulch in his lawn care business and also sells to local homeowners.  He says the demand is good for the straw and has no trouble selling it.  The pine straw is harvested from a young loblolly pine plantation that he owns.  Anyone that would like to purchase some pine straw can contact him at (205) 388-6074.

Annie's Project Classes to be held in Cullman

Click here for a printable flyer.

"Staying Ahead of the Curve" Workshop in Hamilton

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Nearly 20,000 acres of Timberland Purchased in Winston County

A story from AL.com:

Unidentified investor buys 73,000 acres of timberland to the north, east and west of Birmingham

The article reports that almost 19,981 of the purchased acres of land are in Winston County.  This purchase of Winston County forestland amounts to over 5% of the 614 square miles of total land area in the county.  Chris Wright, County Forester with the Alabama Forestry Commission, says that this land was formerly owned by Soterra, and while the properties are scattered across the county, much of it is in the Black Pond area.