دورية أكاديمية
The Biltmore Forest School and the Establishment of Forestry Education in America
| العنوان: | The Biltmore Forest School and the Establishment of Forestry Education in America |
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| اللغة: | English |
| المؤلفون: | Dan Barry Croom |
| المصدر: | Journal of Research in Technical Careers. 2024 8(1):59-81. |
| الإتاحة: | UNLV Department of Teaching and Learning. 4505 South Maryland Parkway PO Box 3005, Las Vegas, NV 89154. e-mail: jrtc@unlv.edu; Web site: https://digitalscholarship.unlv.edu/jrtcTest/ |
| تمت مراجعته من قبل الزملاء: | Y |
| Page Count: | 25 |
| تاريخ النشر: | 2024 |
| نوع الوثيقة: | Journal Articles Reports - Research |
| الواصفات: | Forestry, Conservation Education, Sustainable Development, Science Education History, Males, Agricultural Education |
| مصطلحات جغرافية: | North Carolina |
| تدمد: | 2578-2118 |
| مستخلص: | The Biltmore Forest School, despite its unusual existence within the affluent Biltmore Estate, played a crucial role in the early 20th-century American forestry movement. Founded by Carl A. Schenck and supported by George Vanderbilt II, the school aimed to educate foresters and promote sustainable forest management. However, many aspects of the Biltmore experiment failed due to the new and untested nature of forestry science in America. This experiment exposed a fundamental divide in forestry education, with Gifford Pinchot advocating for conservation-centered teaching while Schenck believed in the economic viability of lumber production. Ultimately, the Biltmore Forest School offered valuable vocational education for young men but could not address the broader goals of forestry education. The emergence of other forestry schools in the early 20th century led to the school's demise. The larger purpose of forestry education was rooted in scientific forestry, focusing on profitable production, renewable yield, and forest improvement, principles echoed in modern forest conservation efforts. The Biltmore Forest School closed in 1914 due to low enrollment. That same year, George Vanderbilt died. His widow Edith eventually sold the forest, which grew to 500,000 acres, to the United States Forest Service. Edith Vanderbilt's vision of private forest land as a public trust contributed to the establishment of Pisgah National Forest, preserving the pioneering work of Vanderbilt, Schenck, and Pinchot in forest conservation for the benefit of the American people. |
| Abstractor: | As Provided |
| Entry Date: | 2024 |
| رقم الانضمام: | EJ1424801 |
| قاعدة البيانات: | ERIC |
| تدمد: | 2578-2118 |
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