NC Forest Service Staff Forester
Don was a graduate of the Pennington Prep School, Pennington, NJ; The Paul Smith Junior College, Paul Smith, NY; and the NC State University where he received a degree in B.S. degree in forest management (1960).
Don served three years in the U.S. Army.
Don worked for Kirby Lumber Corp. in Texas (1963-1965), but came back to NC in 1965 where he worked as a forester for the NC Forest Service for 32 years until his retirement in 1997.
Son of Mrs. Clyde Fetterman of Allentown NJ, and Albert W. Robbins.
In 1997, Don retired from the NC Forest Service after 32+ years of service.
Don's work with the NC Forest Service included helping landowners with the management of their forests, wildland fire and natural disaster response. While Don was a Forestation Foresters he made great strides in establishing successful reforestation practices for the longleaf pine.
Excerpt from the Proceedings: Longleaf Pine Workshop : Mobile, Alabama, October 17-19, 1978
"An Innovation used by our Forestation Unit is the "Zip Stick." This tool or stick is named after Forestation Forester Don "Zippo" Robbins, who insists that it be used on every machine planting planting job to insure that every seedling is properly planted when and where practical. Walking and checking the rows behind the planting machine or crews, one can replant improperly planted seedlings by using the pointed "Zip" stick as a hand planting tool. It can also be used to check spacing and the number of trees per acre on l/300th acre plots."
Spouse: Linda Johnson Robbins
Spouse: Betty Walston Robbins
Children:
Dr. Donald H Robbins, Jr.
David Brian Robbins
Don was a graduate of the Pennington Prep School, Pennington, NJ; The Paul Smith Junior College, Paul Smith, NY; and the NC State University where he received a degree in B.S. degree in forest management (1960).
Don served three years in the U.S. Army.
Don worked for Kirby Lumber Corp. in Texas (1963-1965), but came back to NC in 1965 where he worked as a forester for the NC Forest Service for 32 years until his retirement in 1997.
Son of Mrs. Clyde Fetterman of Allentown NJ, and Albert W. Robbins.
In 1997, Don retired from the NC Forest Service after 32+ years of service.
Don's work with the NC Forest Service included helping landowners with the management of their forests, wildland fire and natural disaster response. While Don was a Forestation Foresters he made great strides in establishing successful reforestation practices for the longleaf pine.
Excerpt from the Proceedings: Longleaf Pine Workshop : Mobile, Alabama, October 17-19, 1978
"An Innovation used by our Forestation Unit is the "Zip Stick." This tool or stick is named after Forestation Forester Don "Zippo" Robbins, who insists that it be used on every machine planting planting job to insure that every seedling is properly planted when and where practical. Walking and checking the rows behind the planting machine or crews, one can replant improperly planted seedlings by using the pointed "Zip" stick as a hand planting tool. It can also be used to check spacing and the number of trees per acre on l/300th acre plots."
Spouse: Linda Johnson Robbins
Spouse: Betty Walston Robbins
Children:
Dr. Donald H Robbins, Jr.
David Brian Robbins
NC Forest Service Staff Forester
Don was a graduate of the Pennington Prep School, Pennington, NJ; The Paul Smith Junior College, Paul Smith, NY; and the NC State University where he received a degree in B.S. degree in forest management (1960).
Don served three years in the U.S. Army.
Don worked for Kirby Lumber Corp. in Texas (1963-1965), but came back to NC in 1965 where he worked as a forester for the NC Forest Service for 32 years until his retirement in 1997.
Son of Mrs. Clyde Fetterman of Allentown NJ, and Albert W. Robbins.
In 1997, Don retired from the NC Forest Service after 32+ years of service.
Don's work with the NC Forest Service included helping landowners with the management of their forests, wildland fire and natural disaster response. While Don was a Forestation Foresters he made great strides in establishing successful reforestation practices for the longleaf pine.
Excerpt from the Proceedings: Longleaf Pine Workshop : Mobile, Alabama, October 17-19, 1978
"An Innovation used by our Forestation Unit is the "Zip Stick." This tool or stick is named after Forestation Forester Don "Zippo" Robbins, who insists that it be used on every machine planting planting job to insure that every seedling is properly planted when and where practical. Walking and checking the rows behind the planting machine or crews, one can replant improperly planted seedlings by using the pointed "Zip" stick as a hand planting tool. It can also be used to check spacing and the number of trees per acre on l/300th acre plots."
Spouse: Linda Johnson Robbins
Spouse: Betty Walston Robbins
Children:
Dr. Donald H Robbins, Jr.
David Brian Robbins
Don was a graduate of the Pennington Prep School, Pennington, NJ; The Paul Smith Junior College, Paul Smith, NY; and the NC State University where he received a degree in B.S. degree in forest management (1960).
Don served three years in the U.S. Army.
Don worked for Kirby Lumber Corp. in Texas (1963-1965), but came back to NC in 1965 where he worked as a forester for the NC Forest Service for 32 years until his retirement in 1997.
Son of Mrs. Clyde Fetterman of Allentown NJ, and Albert W. Robbins.
In 1997, Don retired from the NC Forest Service after 32+ years of service.
Don's work with the NC Forest Service included helping landowners with the management of their forests, wildland fire and natural disaster response. While Don was a Forestation Foresters he made great strides in establishing successful reforestation practices for the longleaf pine.
Excerpt from the Proceedings: Longleaf Pine Workshop : Mobile, Alabama, October 17-19, 1978
"An Innovation used by our Forestation Unit is the "Zip Stick." This tool or stick is named after Forestation Forester Don "Zippo" Robbins, who insists that it be used on every machine planting planting job to insure that every seedling is properly planted when and where practical. Walking and checking the rows behind the planting machine or crews, one can replant improperly planted seedlings by using the pointed "Zip" stick as a hand planting tool. It can also be used to check spacing and the number of trees per acre on l/300th acre plots."
Spouse: Linda Johnson Robbins
Spouse: Betty Walston Robbins
Children:
Dr. Donald H Robbins, Jr.
David Brian Robbins
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