How Much Wood Can a Husky Chuck? Find Out this Weekend in Alberta

In the forest life cycle, what goes up must come down. Michigan Tech’s School of Forest Resources and Environmental Science capitalizes on plant-to-harvest teachable moments as experienced students show first-year Huskies how to fell and process trees—and prepare to host Woodchuck Games at Ford Forest on Saturday, September 30.

Michigan Tech Forestry Club hosts Iowa State for the Woodchuck Games, a timber sports competition focusing on sawing and chopping techniques, from double-bucks to underhand chucks. The event runs from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, September 30. Local 4-Hers will sell refreshments. Everyone’s welcome, says forestry club president Joe Lazzari, who describes it as a mini-conclave. The club tries to get in as much practice as possible before the 14-school Midwestern Forester’s Conclave, sponsored by the Society of American Foresters, in the spring.

You don’t have to be a forester to get in on the action. If you want to participate or have questions, contact Lazzari.

Check out the full story, Closed Loop, on Michigan Tech News.