Chopping, sawing, axe throwing, tree climbing, log rolling and more will be on tap during an intercollegiate Woodsmen’s Meet Saturday, Oct. 4 at the Cradle of Forestry in America.

Haywood Community College’s famous Timbersports Team will be one of six teams to compete. 

The first half of the day will day will include dendrology, team log roll, orienteering, water boil, log toss, tree identification and archery.

After lunch, some of the more hardcore timbersports will begin, with events ranging from the axe throw to the horizontal speed chop to cross-cut sawing to the pole climb. Activities will run from 7:45 a.m. to 5 p.m., followed by a BBQ dinner.

 Last year’s HCC Timbersports Team made it to the mid-Atlantic meet, with team member Logan Hawks taking third place in the nation for the STIHL Timbersports Series Collegiate Lumberjack Competition. 

HCC has a long lineage of top timbersports teams.

Check out the full schedule at www.haywood.edu/news/hcc_to_participate_in_john_g_palmer_intercollegiate_woodsmens_meet_at_forest_festival_day.