Chainsaw Practice

HCC Sophomore Lumberjack, Justin Grose, practices for the stock-saw event. Not bad!!

Single-Buck with Tiny

HCC Lumberjack sophomore Josh "Tiny" Roten practices single-buck sawing.

Cross-Cut Clinic

HCC Lumberjack sophomores James Bentley and Nathan Edwards practice crosscut sawing.

Axe Throw

HCC Freshmen Lumberjack and Fish & Wildlife Management student, Jarrett Guffey, demonstrates axe-throw.

HCC Forestry Club Hosting STIHL® TIMBERSPORTS® Collegiate Challenge

Mark your calendars! The HCC Forestry Club will be hosting the 2008 Mid-Atlantic Woodsmens meet and STIHL® TIMBERSPORTS® Collegiate Challenge on Saturday, April 12. We'll be welcoming Penn State Mont Alto, Penn College of Technology, Montgomery Community College, and Allegany College of Maryland to campus for a day of lumberjacking! Events kick off at 9:00 am with archery and dendrology and continue all day. The STIHL® TIMBERSPORTS® Collegiate Challenge happens at 12:30 where one competitor from each team will vie for a spot in the STIHL® Intercollegiate Championship in Columbus, Georgia this summer. See you on campus!

HCC Wins Virginia Tech Mini Conclave

HCC woodsmen team traveled this past weekend to Blacksburg VA. to compete against NCSU, VT, and DSLCC in their annual mini-conclave. HCC took many of the events with a first place, to finish with a win in the end.

While at VT, the students took a tour of Cheathem Hall to learn a little more about VT forestry program and take a look at the class rooms.





(Above)HCC Woodman team during the tour of Cheathem hall.

The trip proved to be very fun and informational.

The forestry club would liked to thank VT for the invitation.

(Right )James B. and Heather J. took first in Jack and Jill.
(Above) James B and Nathan E. win Men's Cross cut with a 3.8 sec. Cookie on 8x8 white pine.

Forestry Club back at HCC and Back to Work!

The Forestry Club at HCC kicked off their spring semester with a pizza lunch and info session with University of Idaho Natural Resources Recruiter, Mike Loehring. Mr. Loehring talked to natural resources students about forestry and fish and wildlife programs and transfer agreements.

The club also left for the APSAF winter meeting in Myrtle Beach yesterday. Pictures to follow!