Students Tour Pennsylvania WoodMobile During Campus Stop

Students in two Sustainable Materials classes taught by Robert A. Wozniak, associate professor of architectural technology, were among those touring the Pennsylvania WoodMobile as it stopped on campus Monday morning. The walk-through trailer provided students with a hands-on feel for the prevalent hardwoods in the commonwealth, the presence of forest products in common household items and the threat posed to Penn's Woods by invasive insects. Accompanying the well-traveled exhibit were the state Department of Agriculture's D. Wayne Bender, a hardwood development specialist who also joined students in class, and Robert E. Jacques, a woodworker and adjunct faculty member at Harrisburg Area Community College. The WoodMobile – which has also been shared with forestry students at Penn College over the years – is jointly sponsored by the Pennsylvania Hardwoods Development Council, Deer Park Lumber and the Pennsylvania Forest Products Association.