Forests and forestry

by Anderson, Jean B. By Elizabeth A. Fenn, Peter H. Wood, Harry L. Watson, Thomas H. Clayton, Sydney Nathans, Thomas C. Parramore, and Jean B. Anderson; Maps by Mark Anderson Moore. Edited by Joe A. Mobley. [...] (from The Way We Lived in North Carolina, NC Office of Archives and History and UNC Press.)

by Bedingfield, Frank, V. William Willard Ashe, forester, dendrologist, and conservationist, was born at Elmwood, the family home in Raleigh. The oldest of nine children of Samuel A'Court Ashe and Hannah Emerson Willard Ashe, [...] (from Dictionary of North Carolina Biography, University of North Carolina Press.)

by Jolley, Harley E. Biltmore Forest School by Harley E. Jolley, 2006 See Also: Biltmore House; Asheville; Biltmore Industries; Pisgah National Forest The Biltmore Forest School, established near Asheville [...] (from Encyclopedia of North Carolina, University of North Carolina Press.)

by Farnham, Thomas J. In July 1936, under the authority granted by the 1911 Weeks Act, President Franklin D. Roosevelt designated as a national forest the 77,000 acres the federal government already owned in North [...] (from Encyclopedia of North Carolina, University of North Carolina Press.)

by Lanning, E. Kaye. Walter Julius Damtoft, forester and business and civic leader in western North Carolina, was born in Southport, Conn., the son of Knud Julius and Dagmas (Jacobi) Damtoft. He received a bachelor of [...] (from Dictionary of North Carolina Biography, University of North Carolina Press.)

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by Stephens, George M. Ferebee, Percy Bell by George Myers Stephens, 1986 29 May 1891–30 Dec. 1970 Percy Bell Ferebee, banker and developer, was born in [...] (from Dictionary of North Carolina Biography, University of North Carolina Press.)

by York, Maury, Norris, David A., Freeman, Joan E., Southern, David, Rohr, Karl, Bullard, A. J., Snow, Jean. Forests by Joan E. Freeman, 2006 Additional research provided by A. J. Bullard, David A. Norris, Karl Rohr, Jean Snow, David Southern, and Maurice C. York. See also: Biltmore Forest [...] (from Encyclopedia of North Carolina, University of North Carolina Press.)

by Southern, Ed, York, Maury, Norris, David A., Freeman, Joan E., Rohr, Karl, Bullard, A. J., Snow, Jean. Forests by Joan E. Freeman, 2006 Additional research provided by A. J. Bullard, David A. Norris, Karl Rohr, Jean Snow, David Southern, and Maurice C. York. See also: Biltmore Forest [...] (from Encyclopedia of North Carolina, University of North Carolina Press.)

by York, Maury, Norris, David A., Freeman, Joan E., Southern, David, Rohr, Karl, Bullard, A. J., Snow, Jean. Forests by Joan E. Freeman, 2006. Additional research provided by A. J. Bullard, David A. Norris, Karl Rohr, Jean Snow, David Southern, and Maurice C. York. Revised by SLNC Government and [...] (from Encyclopedia of North Carolina, University of North Carolina Press.)

by Stewart, James. Graeber, Robert Walter (R.W.) By James Stewart, NCSU Libraries, 2016 1 Jan. 1888 - 19 July 1967 R. W. Graeber was a pioneer of North Carolina’s forestry extension service and [...] (from NCSU Libraries.)

by . Extraído de Libro de hechos de El Viejo Estado del Norte. La propiedad literaria 2011 por la Oficina de Archivos e Historia de Carolina del Norte, Departamento de Recursos Culturale de Carolina del [...] (from NC Office of Archives and History.)

by Kemp, Amy. Live Oaks Guercus Virginiana by Amy Kemp, 2017; Kelly Agan, 2018. Government and Heritage Library The Live Oak, or Guercus Virginiana, is a hardy tree growing in coastal plains from [...] (from Government & Heritage Library, State Library of North Carolina.)

by Thompson, Paul B. Henderson Luelling, nurseryman and agricultural entrepreneur, was born in Randolph County, the son of Mesheck Luelling, a physician and nurseryman of Welsh descent and a member of the Back Creek [...] (from Dictionary of North Carolina Biography, University of North Carolina Press.)

by Holland, Ron. Mount Mitchell by Ron Holland, [...] (from Encyclopedia of North Carolina, University of North Carolina Press.)

by Weidman, Rich. Hammocks—unique fertile areas along coastal regions characterized by hardwood vegetation and higher elevations than their surroundings—grew up along the shore of Roanoke Sound and are today protected [...] (from Encyclopedia of North Carolina, University of North Carolina Press.)

by Hardin, Elizabeth. Nantahala National Forest by Elizabeth Hardin, 2006 The [...] (from Encyclopedia of North Carolina, University of North Carolina Press.)

by Horton, Emily S. The wide variety of landforms found in the three regions of North Carolina is evident in the extreme range of vegetation throughout the state. Click on one of the three regions below to see a list of [...] (from NCpedia.)

by Meehan, James. George Willis Pack, lumber merchant and benefactor of the city of Asheville, was born in Fenner, Madison County, N.Y., of English ancestry. His forebears had settled in New Jersey in 1664 and for [...] (from Dictionary of North Carolina Biography, University of North Carolina Press.)

by Williams, Wiley J., Stevenson, George, Jr., Roundtree, Lynn. The earliest North Carolina paper mill, erected in 1777 in Orange County by John Hulgan, was equipped with a water-powered stamper to pound rags to fiber. From 1777 to 1896, there were ten [...] (from Encyclopedia of North Carolina, University of North Carolina Press.)

by Cecelski, David S. They call him "Big Norm" in Bertie County. His name is Norman Perry Sr., and he's 82 years old, tough as old leather, and passionate about big swamps, hot-nosed dogs and coon hunting. He has been a [...] (from Listening to History, News and Observer.)

by Kelly, Charles B. Gifford Pinchot, forester and politician, was born in Simsbury, Conn., the eldest son of James W. and Mary Jane Eno Pinchot. James was a wealthy manufacturer and partner in the firm, Pinchot, Warren [...] (from Dictionary of North Carolina Biography, University of North Carolina Press.)

by Smith, Lisa D. Three species of pine bark beetles-ips beetles, black turpentine beetles, and southern pine beetles-destroy significant numbers of North Carolina's extensive pine tree population each year. Of these [...] (from Encyclopedia of North Carolina, University of North Carolina Press.)

by Bonner, Michael. Pisgah National Forest was the first of North Carolina's national forests. It derived its name from Buncombe County's Mount Pisgah, named in 1776 by the Reverend James Hall during Gen. Griffith [...] (from Encyclopedia of North Carolina, University of North Carolina Press.)

by Agan, Kelly. Rendezvous Mountain State Educational Forest By Kelly Agan, N.C. Government & Heritage Library, 2015 Established: 1926 (State Park); 1984 (State Educational Forest) GPS Coordinates: [...] (from Government & Heritage Library, State Library of North Carolina.)

by Hinman, William. Philip Christian Gottlieb Reuter, Moravian surveyor, architect, and forester, was born in Steinbach, Germany, and lived a difficult childhood as the son of Dr. Johann Marsilius Reuter—a once-wealthy [...] (from Dictionary of North Carolina Biography, University of North Carolina Press.)

by McIntyre, Pattie B. Schenck, Carl Alwin by Pattie Bartee McIntyre, 1994 25 Mar. 1868–15 May 1955 See also: Biltmore Forest [...] (from Dictionary of North Carolina Biography, University of North Carolina Press.)

by Roberts, B. W. C. Francis Xavier Schumacher, pioneer in the field of forestry mensuration, was born in Dayton, Ohio, the son of Joseph and Julia Lavender Schumacher. He attended Emanuel's Parochial School prior to [...] (from Dictionary of North Carolina Biography, University of North Carolina Press.)

by Branch, Paul, Jr., Diem, Gordon Neal, Conner, Elizabeth H., Tingley, Carol A. State Parks by Gordon Neal Diem and Carol A. Tingley, 2006; Revised December 2021 Additional research by Paul Branch and Elizabeth H. Conner. See also: History of the North Carolina [...] (from Encyclopedia of North Carolina, University of North Carolina Press.)

by Patteson, Angelyn H. Uwharrie National Forest by Angelyn H. Patteson, 2006 Uwharrie National Forest, headquartered at Troy, is one of America's smallest national forests, [...] (from Encyclopedia of North Carolina, University of North Carolina Press.)

by Morgan, Joe L. Vanderbilt, George Washington by Joe L. Morgan, 1996 14 Nov. 1862–6 Mar. 1914 See also: Biltmore House; Biltmore Forest School; Biltmore Industries George Washington Vanderbilt, heir [...] (from Dictionary of North Carolina Biography, University of North Carolina Press.)

by Simpson, Bland. Wetlands by Bland Simpson, 2006 See also: Great Dismal Swamp; Pocosins; [...] (from Encyclopedia of North Carolina, University of North Carolina Press.)