Saturday, May 28, 2005

Cradle of Forestry



The Cradle of Forestry is located on the site of the first forestry school in America — the Biltmore Forest School, founded in 1898 by Dr. Carl Schenck, chief forester for George Vanderbilt’s Biltmore Estate. It is known as the birthplace of forest conservation.

Address: Cradle of Forestry Historic Site, 1001 Pisgah Highway, Pisgah Forest, North Carolina 28768; 828-877-3130. Email: cfaia@citcom.net. Web: http://www.cradleofforestry.org.

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