The Pennsylvania College of Technology Woodsmen’s Team traveled to the Pisgah National Forest in North Carolina to compete in the 21st Annual John Palmer Intercollegiate Woodsmen’s Meet on Oct. 1. This is the second trip to North Carolina in as many years for the team, which is part of the college’s Forestry Club.
“When you're in high school, and you're thinking about a career, you could think about what's just going to make you a lot of money, or you could think about something that you're going to be happy doing for the rest of your life.” This advice, from a Pennsylvania College of Technology graduate working at one of the world’s great gardens, is offered in “Working Class: Build & Grow Green,” an hourl
“Here I am, somewhere on the reservation,” Katalynn M. Thomas says of this photo, taken during the first week of her internship with the Bureau of Indian Affairs-Rocky Mountain Region. The forest technology student helped to assess woodlands within a 445,000-acre reservation in Lame Deer, Montana.
A $1,000 grant toward the purchase of a new lumber-drying kiln chamber for forestry students at Pennsylvania College of Technology has been provided by the Pennsylvania Forest Products Association. The kiln will enhance the industry-standard curriculum for students in Penn College's two-year forest technology major.
Pennsylvania College of Technology has been honored with “Tree Campus USA” recognition for its commitment to effective urban forest management. Tree Campus USA is a national program created in 2008 by the Arbor Day Foundation to honor colleges and universities for effective campus forest management and for engaging employees and students in conservation goals.
Old Man Winter may have waited 'til spring to unleash one more surprise for the season, but Saturday's snowfall did not deter the Timber Fest at the Schneebeli Earth Science Center. Despite the poor weather conditions, attendance was good and the competition was keen.
Students from Pennsylvania College of Technology and five other institutions will compete in the Mid-Atlantic Intercollegiate Spring Woodsmen’s Meet on April 9, part of a Timber Fest industry showcase at the college’s Schneebeli Earth Science Center near Allenwood. Participants will compete in 16 event categories from 8 a.m.
James C. Synol, a building automation technology major from Bloomingdale, N.J., sends wood chips flying. Students talk with club members. Anthony A. Hampton, of Clearfield, a forest technology student, preps a log for chopping. Cooperatively wielding a saw are Synol (left) and forest technology classmate Taylor C. Moyer, of Boyertown. Gathered for a team photo are (from left) Moyer; Harley R.
Fifteen Pennsylvania College of Technology students passed the Pennsylvania Pesticide Applicator Certification exam offered in late November. “This certification is something that employers look for, so these students are at an advantage when it comes to finding a job," said Carl J. Bower, a horticulture instructor in the college's School of Transportation & Natural Resources Technologies.
Penn College forest technology majors are among a select group of students nationwide employing a new data-collection application from Forest Metrix. The software, used in conjunction with an iPad, is featured in a video on the college's YouTube Channel. "It records all the data you need it to. It will record the diameter of the tree, how big it is and how tall it is," explains Alyssa A.
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