The Art of the Second Growth: Or American Sylviculture is a book written by Carl Alwin Schenck and published in 1912. The book focuses on the art of growing and managing forests in North America, specifically the second growth forests that have emerged after the clearing of old-growth forests. Schenck, who was a German forester and the founder of the Biltmore Forest School in North Carolina, provides a comprehensive overview of the principles and...