Record #:

4190

Author(s):

Liles, Granville

Abstract:

When George Vanderbilt purchased 125,000 acres near Asheville to build his home, Biltmore, he also hired landscape architects and forestry experts to restore land that had been eroded and poorly harvested. He hired Carl Schenck, a forester from Germany, in 1895. Schenck founded the Biltmore Forest School in 1898, the first forestry school in the nation. The school and 6,400 acres surrounding it were designated a national historic site in 1976.

Source:

The State (NoCar F 251 S77), Vol. 58 Issue 5, Oct 1990, p31-33, il, por

Subject(s):

Biltmore Forest School; Schenck, Carl Alvin, 1868-1955; Forestry management--Asheville; Forests and forestry--Asheville

Record #:

22369

Author(s):

Cobb, Collier

Abstract:

Collier Cobb, professor of geology at the University of North Carolina, explores the need for the scientific management of North Carolina forests. Erosion, the negative affects of deforestation and the connection between geology and forest cover are among the topics covered. Early efforts in professional forestry on the Biltmore Estate are also noted.

Source:

The North Carolina Booklet (NoCar F 251 .N86), Vol. 12 Issue 2, October 1912, p136-157 Periodical Website

Subject(s):

North Carolina--Forests; Forestry management--Asheville

Record #:

24846

Author(s):

Dunlap, Julie

Abstract:

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.

Source:

Wildlife in North Carolina (NoCar SK 431 W54x), Vol. 80 Issue 1, Jan/Feb 2016, p36-38, il, por, map, bibl Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Biltmore Forest School; Biltmore Forest; Forestry management--Asheville; Forestry