num_pages: 206
description: Over 80000 of woodland acres became the home of America's first forestry school and the heart of the East's first national forest formed under the Weeks Act.When George Vanderbilt constructed the Biltmore House he hired forester Gifford Pinchot and later Dr. Carl A. Schenck to manage his forests. Now comprising more than 500000 acres Pisgah National Forest holds a vast history and breathtaking natural scenery. The forest sits in the heart of the southern Appalachians and includes Linville Gorge Catawba Falls Wilson Creek Wild and Scenic River Roan Mountain Max Patch Shining Rock Wilderness and Mount Pisgah. Author and naturalist Marci Spencer treks through the human political and natural history that has formed Pisgah National Forest.
language: English
title: Pisgah National Forest: A History
publisher: The History Press