Friday, February 15, 2008

Mont Alto Students at the Allegheny SAF meeting



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Originally uploaded by P_Linehan.


Fifteen forest technology students from Penn State Mont Alto attended the Winter meeting of the Allegheny SAF in Carlisle on Thursday.



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The quiz bowl team of Frank Grano, Chance Yeckley, and Eric Monger won the Quiz Bowl after an exciting match agains Penn State University Park.

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John Schwartzer (Mont Alto alum and UP forestry senior) leads a student discussion on issues in forestry education.

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Among the issues discussed at the meeting were bio-energy from forests in PA, carbon markets, wood pellet systems for heating school buildings, forestry education in the Allegheny region, and advances in biological controls of invasive plants.

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