Marsh-Billings-Rockefeller National Historical Park is a United States
United States
The United States of America is a Federal government constitutional republic comprising U.S. state and a federal district. The country is situated mostly in central North America, where its Contiguous United States and Washington, D.C., the Capital districts and territories, lie between the Pacific Ocean and Atlantic Oceans, Borders of the U... National Historical Park
National Historical Park
A National Historical Park, National Historic Park, and National Historic Site are designations for protected areas of national historic significance, usually nominated by a governing body overseeing historic resources.... near Woodstock
Woodstock (town), Vermont
Woodstock is a town in and the shire town of Windsor County, Vermont, Vermont, in the United States. As of the United States Census, 2000, the town population was 3,232.... , Vermont
Vermont
Vermont is a U.S. state in the New England region of the Northeastern United States United States. The state ranks 43rd by land area, , and 45th by total area.... . The park preserves the site where Frederick Billings established a managed forest and a progressive dairy farm
Dairy farming
Dairy farming is a class of agriculture, or an animal husbandry, enterprise, for long-term production of milk, which may be either processed on-site or transported to a dairy factory for processing and eventual retail sale.... . The name honors Billings and the other owners of the property: George Perkins Marsh
George Perkins Marsh
George Perkins Marsh , an United States diplomat and philologist, is considered by some to be America's first environmentalist. The Marsh-Billings-Rockefeller National Historical Park in Vermont takes its name, in part, from Marsh.... and Laurence and Mary French Rockefeller. The Rockefellers transferred the property to the federal government in 1992. It is the only unit of the United States National Park System
List of areas in the National Park System of the United States
The National Park System of the United States is the collection of physical properties owned or administered by the National Park Service.... in Vermont (except for the Appalachian Trail
Appalachian Trail
The Appalachian National Scenic Trail, generally known as the Appalachian Trail or simply The A.T., is a marked hiking trail in the eastern United States, extending between Springer Mountain in Georgia and Mount Katahdin in Maine.... ).
The Forest Stewardship Council is an international non-profit, multi-stakeholder organization established in 1993 to promote responsible management of the world?s forests.... (FSC) certification of a United States national park by the Rainforest Alliance
Rainforest Alliance
The Rainforest Alliance is a non-governmental organization working to conserve biodiversity and ensure sustainable livelihoods by transforming land-use practices, business practices and consumer behavior.... 's SmartWood program in August 2005.
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Marsh-Billings-Rockefeller National Historical Park is a United States
United States
The United States of America is a Federal government constitutional republic comprising U.S. state and a federal district. The country is situated mostly in central North America, where its Contiguous United States and Washington, D.C., the Capital districts and territories, lie between the Pacific Ocean and Atlantic Oceans, Borders of the U... National Historical Park
National Historical Park
A National Historical Park, National Historic Park, and National Historic Site are designations for protected areas of national historic significance, usually nominated by a governing body overseeing historic resources.... near Woodstock
Woodstock (town), Vermont
Woodstock is a town in and the shire town of Windsor County, Vermont, Vermont, in the United States. As of the United States Census, 2000, the town population was 3,232.... , Vermont
Vermont
Vermont is a U.S. state in the New England region of the Northeastern United States United States. The state ranks 43rd by land area, , and 45th by total area.... . The park preserves the site where Frederick Billings established a managed forest and a progressive dairy farm
Dairy farming
Dairy farming is a class of agriculture, or an animal husbandry, enterprise, for long-term production of milk, which may be either processed on-site or transported to a dairy factory for processing and eventual retail sale.... . The name honors Billings and the other owners of the property: George Perkins Marsh
George Perkins Marsh
George Perkins Marsh , an United States diplomat and philologist, is considered by some to be America's first environmentalist. The Marsh-Billings-Rockefeller National Historical Park in Vermont takes its name, in part, from Marsh.... and Laurence and Mary French Rockefeller. The Rockefellers transferred the property to the federal government in 1992. It is the only unit of the United States National Park System
List of areas in the National Park System of the United States
The National Park System of the United States is the collection of physical properties owned or administered by the National Park Service.... in Vermont (except for the Appalachian Trail
Appalachian Trail
The Appalachian National Scenic Trail, generally known as the Appalachian Trail or simply The A.T., is a marked hiking trail in the eastern United States, extending between Springer Mountain in Georgia and Mount Katahdin in Maine.... ).
The Forest Stewardship Council is an international non-profit, multi-stakeholder organization established in 1993 to promote responsible management of the world?s forests.... (FSC) certification of a United States national park by the Rainforest Alliance
Rainforest Alliance
The Rainforest Alliance is a non-governmental organization working to conserve biodiversity and ensure sustainable livelihoods by transforming land-use practices, business practices and consumer behavior.... 's SmartWood program in August 2005. This certification made Marsh-Billings-Rockefeller only the second United States federal land to receive such certification for sustainable forest management.
