District Ranger

WINSTON COUNTY - The May meeting of the Bankhead Liaison Panel - the first held in person since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic - addressed a wide array of topics, including personnel changes, new Forest Service projects and contracts, Wild Alabama programs and upcoming events.

BANKHEAD NATIONAL FOREST - Bankhead District Ranger Andy Scott is leaving for more—if not greener—forest next month; he’s being promoted to the position of deputy forest supervisor for the national forests in Mississippi, which stretch across 1.2 million acres in seven ranger districts.