Catawba students help preserve long-leaf pine forest

  • Catawba College News Service
  • Friday, February 8th, 2013
    photo courtesy of Dr. Jay Bolin and Brian Ethridge Catawba College students Jacob Snyder, left, and Jonathan Cooley work at the 116-acre Nichols tract recently bought by the N.C. Zoological Park and the LandTrust for Central North Carolina.

    photo courtesy of Dr. Jay Bolin and Brian Ethridge Catawba College students Jacob Snyder, left, and Jonathan Cooley work at the 116-acre Nichols tract recently bought by the N.C. Zoological Park and the LandTrust for Central North Carolina.

    Amelia Iwanicki, front, and Sarah Wike work to prepare a long-leaf pine forest for a controlled burn. They were among a group of 17 environment science and sustainable business students who worked on the 116-acre tract in Montgomery County. Photo courtesy Dr. Jay Bolin and Brian Ethridge

    Amelia Iwanicki, front, and Sarah Wike work to prepare a long-leaf pine forest for a controlled burn. They were among a group of 17 environment science and sustainable business students who worked on the 116-acre tract in Montgomery County. Photo courtesy Dr. Jay Bolin and Brian Ethridge