Tuesday, November 10, 2015

WCO guests at our latest Forestry Club Meeting

Today the Forestry Club had a noon-time lunch meeting with pizza. Our guests were Wildlife Conservation Officers Amanda Powell and Travis Pugh. They talked about what it takes to become a WCO. Officer Powell graduated from the most recent class of WCO's and shared many insights about the training and work. Officer Pugh is a Penn State Mont Alto alumnus. He shared how he worked at several jobs before becoming a WCO.



Thursday, November 5, 2015

America's First Forest: Carl Schenck and the Asheville Forest Experiment

This evening (11/5/15) the Forestry Club sponsored a preview showing of the new documentary film on the work of Carl Schenck at the Biltmore Forest.


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It was a very enjoyable film!


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Forestry Club President Coltton Groff introduces the film and our guest.



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Forest History Society historian and executive producer Jamie Lewis sets the stage for the presentation.


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We had a good turnout for the showing.