Charlotte, NC-- Students from CPCC's Welding Technology program are practicing their skills and helping Mecklenburg County Park and Recreation dispose of scrap metal at Evergreen Nature Preserve (off Central Avenue).

The students use acetylene welding torches to cut-up old metal truck bins, bridge components, and other scrap metal which is then trucked to Central Piedmont Community College’s Harper Campus at 315 West Hebron Street.  There, the scrap is being formed into metal sculpture of animals, including a red-tailed hawk. The sculpture will be publicly displayed later.  Remaining scraps of metal will be sent for recycling.

This work helps Park and Recreation dispose of dangerous old metal in the nature preserve.  It eliminates an eyesore in the woodlands. And it provides training for the welding students.

For more information call Park and Recreation’s Staci Clark at 704 598-8857 or CPCC’s Steve Gore in the Welding Technology program at 704 330-4429.