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Pittsfield native Ralph G. Burton was a forestry dynamo. Among his achievements was the invention of the Biltmore Pachymeter, a device to gauge upper stem tree diameter from the ground.
The Menominee tribe of Wisconsin has sustainably harvested its woods for nearly 170 years, providing a model for foresters worldwide. Amid climate change and other threats to the forest, the tribe continues to follow a traditional code: Let the healthy trees keep growing.
The Cradle of Forestry has been approved by the U.S. Department of Agriculture to complete $2 million in projects to repair and improve aspects of the popular Pisgah National Forest