One of the country's highest honors for wildfire prevention − named for one of its most recognizable public figures − has been presented to Paul M. Reier, a 34-year veteran of the Virginia Department of Forestry and a 1977 forest technology graduate of Pennsylvania College of Technology predecessor Williamsport Area Community College.
Ryan W. Peck, instructor of diesel equipment technology, prepares his guests for operation of heavy construction equipment. Two muddy SMART girls return from the heavy equipment operations site for a lunch break. Forestry professor Dennis F. Ringling shows how to measure woodland acreage.
Jason C. Thompson (left), of Lawrenceville, and Darcy D. Litzelman III, of Liberty, demonstrate equipment used in lumbering. From a fitting vantage in a pondside pavilion, schoolchildren get a fishing lesson from Dustin S. Beane, of Kane, who was joined off-camera by Jenna H. Weston, of Altoona. Kyle A. Gibson (left), of Jersey Shore, and Michael A.
Student Wade S. Truitt adds "hawk-holding" to his list of college experiences. Instructor Jack E. Fisher, with students in his Wildlife Management class Master Falconer Cheri Heimbach works with Michael A. Kocjancic, a forest technology major from Kane (and Alice). Forest technology student Darcy D. Litzelman III, of Liberty, gives "hands-on" education a new meaning.
Visiting students hone their lumber-estimation skills near the ESC sawmill. Tools in hand, a student adds up the clues to identify a tree. Forestry Field Day participants measure one of the countless trees within the ESC's spacious natural surroundings.
Mowing down a woodland invader Aaron Ayres from the Pennsylvania Game Commission this week helped Penn College's School of Natural Resources Management control a large invasion of Japanese barberry that has gradually crept into the Schneebeli Earth Science Center's outdoor natural laboratory over the years.
A Pennsylvania College of Technology student has been awarded a $1,000 scholarship from The Davey Tree Expert Co. Garrett A. Krout, of McClure, in his second year toward an associate degree in forest technology, was presented with the Davey Arbor Grant Scholarship at the college’s Schneebeli Earth Science Center by company representative Steve Nagy. Scholarship recipient Garrett A.
Nathan C. Pysher points out some of the skills needed to be a hands-on forester. Brandon J. Novakoski handles with ease a student's questions on the differences between native and ornamental trees. Professor Dennis F. Ringling shares with Athens High School students the outstanding hardwood forests in Pennsylvania.
A near-perfect day of weather greeted the 41 golfers in last week's School of Natural Resources Management Scholarship Golf Invitational. The fairways of White Deer Golf Course were an excellent venue for the July 11 scholarship fundraiser, at which 13 golfers displayed their Wildcat pride as Pennsylvania College of Technology employees.
Instructor Dave R. Cotner opens his guests' eyes to employment opportunities and high earning potential for welders. With some of the college's fleet of construction vehicles as a backdrop, Seth J. Welshans, laboratory assistant for diesel equipment technology, walks the group through the riverside heavy equipment training site. Guided by Carol A.
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