Our Campus

The Warren Wilson College experience is inextricably linked to its 1,100 acre campus located in the Blue Ridge Mountains of Western North Carolina.

自然景观往往塑造了游客对校园的第一印象;我们的校园与典型的大学校园形成了鲜明的对比:修剪整齐的广阔草坪和严格的种植计划。重点放在使用合适的本地物种和材料，抗旱和抗虫害的植物，同时考虑形式，季节，兴趣和明智的使用地区。

Simply put, it is stunning.

But it is much more than that.

It is your laboratory that allows you to apply what you learn in the classroom. It is your studio, inspiring creative and moving works of art. It is your home, where you will learn the traditions of Appalachia while enjoying the urban experiences of nearby Asheville.

Mist over the Swannanoa Valley

The Warren Wilson College Forest

我们的校园。NC's Research Lab.

The U.S. Forest Service awarded Warren Wilson a $50,000 grant to propagate and harvest ten wildflower and grass species from five different regions in the Southeast. The seeds collected from these local ecotypes will be returned back to the Forest Service to be used for restoration and research for native plant use in commercial settings.

A Native Landscape

Landscaping with native plants has many purposes and benefits:

  • The plants are already adapted to grow and thrive in this area so they need little maintenance once they have been established
  • Native grasses and wildflowers provide forage material for wildlife, like birds, which are dependent upon native plants for their food and for cover
  • Non-native plants can become invasive and out-compete native plants

沃伦·威尔逊园林绿化团队在校园景观中使用了本土植物。我们工作人员接触的大多数原生草都是温暖季节的多年生草。在建立的第一阶段，他们通过焚烧和人工除草来管理。

Farm

Our 110-acre farmdoesn’t just supply sustainably-produced meat to campus – it’s also where our pre-vet students learn about animal care, our economics students flex their entrepreneurial muscles, and our agriculture students put book learning into practice.Explore the Farm Crew, andcheck out the Sustainable Agriculture program.

Forest

Our 600-acre forest supplies our campus sawmill with fresh product, and it’s also where our biology students research non-timber forest products. It’s where our forestry students study mycology at our shiitake mushroom operation, and our art students paint some of the country’s most beautiful natural landscapes. Learn more about howyou can work inandhow you can study我们的森林。

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Student on tree crew in tree

The Tree Crew

The Tree Crew is dedicated to caring for the trees of central campus. They strive for tree preservation, with tree removal as only a last resort. The Crew’s work is both challenging and important; trees shape the character of campus and Tree Crew shapes the trees. Each pruning decision determines a tree’s form and growth for decades to come. Tree Crew’s work includes structural pruning, disease control, and removal of dead or damaged limbs and trees. To carry out these responsibilities, the Crew is trained in technical tree climbing and advanced chain sawing.

Garden

我们的菜园不仅仅是为我们每周的农贸市场或学生经营的素食咖啡馆提供农产品。我们的花园温室是蔬菜开始和学生研究的家园。我们的染料园为我们的纤维艺术团队提供天然染料，我们的蜜蜂生产蜂蜜，并在整个校园充当传粉者。了解更多关于我们的花园。

National Recognition

Our campus has been recognized in the following ways:

  • Certified Wildlife Habitat (National Wildlife Foundation)
  • Native Plant Habitat (North Carolina National Parks Service)
  • Certified Monarch Butterfly Waystation (Monarch Watch)
  • Tree Campus USA (Arbor Foundation)
  • Bee Campus USA (Bee City USA)

Garden Cabin

1,153 Trees

You might notice when you walk across campus that most of our trees are tagged or numbered in some way. In a partnership with the North Carolina Forest Service, we’ve conducted an assessment of the vegetation composition, function, and value of the urban forest on center campus. A complete census of every tree with diameter at breast height (DBH) 2-inches or greater was conducted.

One thousand one hundred fifty-three (1,153) trees were individually measured and cataloged. In total, 135 unique species are present. The total structural replacement value for all center campus trees is $11.04 million. The combined carbon sequestration for the landscape and forest trees is 68 tons per year; the combined carbon storage is 2,419 tons, equivalent to the carbon emissions of Warren Wilson College for 202 days.

Aerial Landscape - Jones Mountain, Farm, and Garden