The Wayne Community College Forestry Club recently honored its outstanding members.
Recognized at the annual awards and graduation dinner were Mike Davis of Mount Olive for service as club president, Heather Greening of Fremont for service as club vice president, Austin Fields of Beulaville for service as Society of American Foresters Student Chapter president, and Jenny Baker of Farmville and Ryan Underwood of Four Oaks as outstanding forestry club members.
The WCC Forestry Club and Society of American Foresters Student Chapter are affiliated with the college’s Forest Management Technology program.
Wayne Community College offers an Associate of Applied Science degree in Forest Management Technology and is one of just three colleges in North Carolina and the only one in the eastern half of the state to do so.
Forest Management prepares students to manage and produce forest resources. Course work includes instruction in woods and field skills, tree identification, timber measurement, logging and timber harvesting, forest propagation and regeneration, forest fire-fighting, resource management, sales and purchasing operations, and business-related skills.
The college’s program is a candidate for accreditation by the Society of American Foresters. Instructors Lynn Jenkins and Jim Moeller are North Carolina Registered Foresters.
For information on the Forest Management Program, go to www.waynecc.edu/forest-management/ or contact Jenkins at (919) 739-6811 or dljenkins@waynecc.edu or Moeller at (919) 739-6809 or jrmoeller@waynecc.edu.
Wayne Community College is a public, learning-centered institution with an open-door admission policy located in Goldsboro, N.C. As it works to develop a highly skilled and competitive workforce, the college serves around 12,000 individuals annually as well as businesses, industry, and community organizations with high quality, affordable, accessible learning opportunities, including more than 70 college credit programs. WCC’s mission is to meet the educational, training, and cultural needs of the communities it serves.