Bartlett donated Chipper to DSLCC

The donation of an industrial wood chipper by Bartlett Tree Experts to the Forest Management Technology program at Dabney S. Lancaster Community College was made official March 19 during a ceremony on the DSLCC Clifton Forge campus. The like-new chipper, refurbished by Bandit Industries, will be used by DSLCC forestry students to gain instruction in debris removal process associated with the practice of arboriculture. DSLCC will be launching a new course offering in the Associate in Applied Science Degree in Forest Management Technology with a Specialization in Arboriculture and Urban Forestry in the fall of 2020.

Kneeling, from left: Adam Braaten, Bartlett’s Roanoke area manager and a member of the Advisory Board for DSLCC’s Forestry program; Rob Springer, Bartlett Safety Coordinator; and DSLCC students Zach Whitmore, Hunter Brown, Suzanne Ryan, and Michael Hinson. Standing, from left: DSLCC Forestry Instructor Billy Newman; DSLCC’s mascot, the Roadrunner; DSLCC Vice President for Academic Affairs Dr. Ben Worth; Alan Jones, Bartlett Vice President and Division Manager; DSLCC students Jarrod Hix, Bailey Sanders, Tyler Jordan, Austin Angell, Dalton Harris, and Jarrett Taylor; DSLCC President Dr. John Rainone; and Forestry Program Head Scott Reigel. For more information contact Reigel at (540) 863-2894 or email rreigel@dslcc.edu.

submitted by Judy Clark