America's First Forest: Carl Schenck and the Asheville Experiment

About America's First Forest: Carl Schenck and the Asheville Experiment

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.

America's First Forest: Carl Schenck and the Asheville Experiment (2016) is a documentary film directed by Paul Bonesteel.

James G. Lewis stars as Self-Historian, Char Miller as Self - Historian, Carlyle Franklin as Self - Forester, and Chuck Leavell as Self - Tree Farmer. At 56 minutes long, it arrived in February 2016.

The screenplay is by Carl Alwin Schenck and James G. Lewis.

It carries a G rating.