The Cradle is a tribute to the place where it all began for professional foresters within the US. In the middle of Pisgah National Forest near Brevard in Brevard, the Cradle for Forestry in America. The unique site of heritage significance commemorates the beginning of professional forestry within the United States. As we will discover, the events that took place throughout Western North Carolina at the beginning of the 19th century have a major part in the current management of private and public forests across our nation. Forestry is the occupation that involves the science and art of managing our…