The First North American Forestry School
By Steve Nix, About.com
Schenck Teaches Wise-use Forest Management in One Room School
Inside Biltmore School - Cradle of Forestry
Photo by Steve Nix
"Schenck opened his school to local boys and men and began teaching wise-use forest management practices that included selective tree cutting and thinning, pest and disease monitoring, erosion controls in forested areas and management practices that were less impactful to adjacent areas." - USFS, Virtual Campus Hike and Tour
Index: The First North American Forestry School
- Carl Alwen Schenck - Founder of the First American School of Forestry
- Cradle of Forestry - The Biltmore Forest and School
- Schenck Teaches Wise-use Forest Management in One Room School
- Cradle of Forestry - Biltmore School Framed by Native Carolina Hemlock
- Vanderbilt's Ranger House and Commissary
- Dr. Carl Schenck's Summer Office Built From Barn
- Biltmore's Black Forest Lodge Built for Rangers in the Pisgah
- The Pink Beds and Biltmore Garden that Supplied School Fresh Food
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