FAWN

FAWN returns

Members of the Winston County Natural Resources Council gathered around a picnic table at Houston Recreation Area.

WCNRC Chair Allison Cochran conducts the council’s February meeting, at which plans were made for FAWN. From left to right are Cochran, Winston County Extension Coordinator Zack Brannon, Northwest RC&D Executive Director Lauranne James, Regional Extension Agent Dylan Gilbert, Forester Jamie Segroves and Forestry Specialist Casey Hammack of the Winston County Office of the Alabama Forestry Commission, John Creed and WCNRC Vice Chair Mike Henshaw.

WINSTON COUNTY - The Forestry Awareness Week Now (FAWN) program is coming back for Winston County sixth graders this spring. Planning the FAWN program was a major focus of the monthly meeting of the Winston County Natural Resources Council on Thursday, Feb. 17.

Two sets of tentative dates have been determined for FAWN, April 18-19 and April 27-28, and schools will get to weigh in on the final decision. The second set of dates might then be used as a rain date.

In a departure from past years, FAWN’s tentative location is a property owned by a private citizen in Arley.

Chronic Wasting Disease testing available in Winston

This freezer is at the front of the U.S. Forest Service office on Highway 33 in Double Springs. Chronic Wasting Disease samples are to be left in the freezer.

This freezer is at the front of the U.S. Forest Service office on Highway 33 in Double Springs. Chronic Wasting Disease samples are to be left in the freezer.
HOUSTON - Clorox cannot kill the disease. A temperature of 3,500 degrees Fahrenheit will not kill it. Chronic Wasting Disease, first identified in 1967, is a protein deficiency in the genetic makeup of deer, moose, caribou and other similar animals, including reindeer.
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