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America's First Forest: Carl Schenck and the Asheville Experiment (2016)
Directed by Paul Bonesteel
“The story of how the American conservation movement was launched.”
Documentary · 56m
When millionaire George Vanderbilt decided to build his dream house in Asheville, he hired landscape architect Frederick Law Olmsted to design the grounds and gardens of the sprawling estate. German forester Carl Schenck was hired to manage the forest and demonstrate sustainability. Explore the story of Schenck’s work at the Biltmore Estate and its impact on the American conservation movement.
Cast
J
James G. Lewis
Self-Historian
C
Char Miller
Self - Historian
C
Carlyle Franklin
Self - Forester
Chuck Leavell
Self - Tree Farmer/Musician
Ron Rash
Self - Writer
R
Rob Neufeld
Self - Historian
E
Ellen Rickman
Self - Historian
K
Kevin Ude
Carl Schenck
P
Peter Van Rijssen
George W. Vanderbilt
J
Jeffrey Alexander
Gifford Pinchot
W
Wayne Wheeler
Frederick Law Olmsted
N
Neill Clark
Older Carl Schenck
Crew
- Director
- Paul Bonesteel
- Writer
- Paul Bonesteel, James G. Lewis, Carl Alwin Schenck
Details
- Release date
- 2016-02-03
- Runtime
- 56m
- Genres
- Documentary
- Original language
- EN
- Spoken languages
- English
- Countries
- United States of America
- Production
- Bonesteel Films Inc.