
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.

as Self-Historian

as Self - Historian

as Self - Forester

as Self - Tree Farmer/Musician

as Self - Writer

as Self - Historian

as Self - Historian

as Carl Schenck

as George W. Vanderbilt

as Gifford Pinchot

as Frederick Law Olmsted

as Older Carl Schenck

as Narrator (voice)