author
B. E. (Bernhard Eduard) Fernow
1851–1923
A pioneering forester who helped bring scientific forestry to North America, he played a major role in shaping both public forest policy and forestry education in the United States and Canada.
2 Audiobooks
A Brief History of Forestry. In Europe, the United States and Other Countries
by B. E. (Bernhard Eduard) Fernow
Forestry for Farmers
by B. E. (Bernhard Eduard) Fernow
About the author
Born in Prussia in 1851, Bernhard Eduard Fernow trained in forestry before emigrating to the United States in 1876. He later became chief of the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Division of Forestry, where he helped lay important groundwork for what became the U.S. Forest Service.
Fernow is often remembered as one of the key early figures in professional forestry in North America. He was associated with the development of forestry schools at Cornell and Yale, and later served as dean of the Faculty of Forestry at the University of Toronto.
He also wrote influential books on forestry, economics, and conservation, helping introduce a broader public to the idea that forests should be managed scientifically rather than simply exploited. He died in 1923, leaving a lasting mark on forest policy and education.