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Thursday, June 17, 2021 Wairarapa Times-Age
FORESTRY IN WAIRARAPA FORESTRY BIG DAY OUTS Last week saw the completion of 3 “Forestry Big Day Out” bus trips across the lower North Island. Kapiti College, Paraparaumu College, Fielding Agricultural High School, Whanganui City College and Cullinane College students all participated in ÿ eld trips to see harvesting Operations with McDougall Logging, SMH Logging and NAB Logging Ltd. John Turkington Ltd, Forest Enterprises Ltd and Mitch Pine Sawmill all gave time and sta˜ to these full day ÿ eld trips and we thank them! This full day bus trips are fully funded by the Forest Growers Levy Trust with many students and teachers enthralled by the use of technology and advanced systems used to harvest wood, as well as ÿ nding out where our logs go and what is made at a local sawmill. A pruning demonstration for students
has resulted in 20 students now looking for holiday and after-school work in the bus on the Kapiti Coast, and local contractors are scrambling to keep up with the demand. It is not often members of the public are taken onto fully working logging sites, and we thank all the contractors for allowing this happen and taking the time to explain their work sites to bus-loads of 50 students. Ray McDougall (Logging Contractor) has taken on many
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students in the past for both work experience and fulltime jobs in the Whanganui region, and he may have a few more turn up after this! Nick Bunn and NAB Logging in Levin wowed students
with their millions of dollars of equipment and huge harvesting machines that showcased the investment and experience going into harvesting.
Students from Feilding Agricultural High School get up close with a hauling machine at NAB Logging in Levin.