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34960
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The first forestry plan in the United States was created for Biltmore Estates by Gifford Pinchot. This would change how the country viewed forest conservation, making it both profitable and practical. Pinchot’s successor, Dr. Carl Schenck, created a forestry school to teach the new generation of forester management skills and techniques. Together, these two men created took European models and tailoring to the American landscape.
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24846
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Professional forestry in America began on the Biltmore property owned by George Vanderbuilt. Wanting to preserve the large amount of forest on the land, Vanderbuilt hired two different foresters from Europe to do so. One began the nation’s first forestry school and the area is now known as the Cradle of Forestry.
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Wildlife in North Carolina (NoCar SK 431 W54x), Vol. 80 Issue 1, Jan/Feb 2016, p36-38, il, por, map, bibl Periodical Website
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24872
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When Frederick Law Olmsted went to meticulous lengths when designing the grounds for the Biltmore estate. This included everything from the placement of plants, structures, and roads to the kinds of flora that would be planted and the negotiations to get everything the way he pictured it.
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5027
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Biltmore Forest was created by developers in the 1920s from 1500 acres of George Vanderbilt's land. Listed in the 1990 census as the state's richest municipality, Biltmore Forest has no sidewalks, traffic lights, main street, or stores. Original lots were three to five acres, and the cost of a house was between $7,500 and $25,000. The town now has 1,500 residents and 640 homes. In 1999, the last lots sold for an average price of $250,000.
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24677
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The author discusses the history of forestry in North Carolina, which began with the first forestry school in the United States being founded by Dr. C. A. Schenk on the George W. Vanderbilt Estate at Biltmore in 1898.
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The State (NoCar F 251 S77), Vol. 22 Issue 14, December 1954, p12-13, il
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