HCC Department of Natural Resources

04/14/2025

Couldn’t be more proud of this team. They’ve literally endured floods and fires and came out on the other side stronger than ever.

This past weekend the HCC Lumberjack and Jills traveled to Forest Management Technology - Montgomery Community College for the Mid-Atlantic Woodsmen’s meet. We took third place overall and placed in multiple events including:

Women’s Axe Throw: 1st place
Men’s Single Buck: 1st place
Men’s Crosscut: 1st place
Women’s Crosscut: 1st place
Jack n Jill: 1st place
Women’s Pole Climb: 1st place
Men’s Pole Climb: 2nd place
Dendrology: 3rd place
Men’s Stock Saw: 3rd place
Women’s Stock Saw: 3rd place

12/07/2024

Scientists agree that Fraser fir is one of the best trees to display at Christmas. Learn how living in the clouds made Fraser fir the ‘Cadillac of Christmas trees’ and how this valuable natural resource was preserved in Chapter 2 of our “History of the North Carolina Christmas Tree Industry’ publication!
https://christmastrees.ces.ncsu.edu/christmastrees-chapter-2-why-fraser-fir

11/17/2024

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As Haywood Community College students prepared to return to the classroom following the campus closure after Helen, they not only worked to help their own families and friends but also

09/25/2024

Forestry students attended a court hearing in Waynesville last Friday concerning angler access in Watauga County. Natural resources policy may not be the most exciting thing to witness but it’s important to stay informed and stay involved.

05/11/2022

Haywood Community College has been ranked among the top 10 community colleges in the nation. In a new study, SmartAsset analyzed the student-to-faculty ratio, graduation/transfer rates, and the cost of tuition and fees at more than 800 community colleges nationwide, and HCC ranked number nine overal...

04/22/2022

Let's go fishing! The North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission will be stocking the HCC Millpond with trout for the 9th annual Fish Fest youth fishing clinic on Saturday, April 30th! The event is free for children ages 6-12. There are fun safety, conservation ethics, and fishing skills activities. Afterwards, there will be trout fishing in the millpond for kids. Event is from 1–4pm, check-in at 12:30pm.

Registration is limited to 30 children; parents may contact Jenny Carver at 828.627.4560 or [email protected] to register. A parent or guardian must accompany children at the event.

03/25/2022

Call it a loud teaching moment at Haywood Community College on Thursday. Students in HCC’s Fish and Wildlife Management Technology program gathered on campus for a demonstration. USDA representatives were on hand with an air pistol that shoots cartridges skyward to maneuver wildlife away from....

06/05/2020

04/16/2020

Quick survey from Wildlife Disease researchers at the University of Georgia regarding ticks, the rona, and how it’s impacted us. Since many of us are stuck at home and bored anyways, please consider taking a minute to help active research that specifically relates to us in natural resources. Thanks and stay safe! - Dr. Woods

COVID-19 and tick-borne diseases