Earthworks Management at Petersburg National Battlefield

Petersburg National Battlefield

Earthworks Management at Petersburg National Battlefield

This Earthwork Management Guide, specifically crafted for Petersburg National Battlefield, gives an overview of the history, legislated purpose and the park's specific earthwork management issues. This abbreviated guide, complete with illustrations, is designed to inform the reader of the many issues involving earthwork management that should be considered in the preservation, interpretation and maintenance of these historic structures

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Title		Title
Table of Contents		Table of Contents
Acknowledgements		Acknowledgements
Forward		Forward
Introduction *--Map*		Introduction Map of Petersburg National Battlefield
Chapter I		Historical Significants Earthworks Archeological Components
Chapter II *--Ft. Fisher* *--Ft. Haskell*		Inventory of Existing Earthworks Definitions of Earthworks Prominent Earthen Structures Engineers Drawings and Current GPS Maps
Chapter III		Management Objective
Chapter IV		Conditions/Impacts Affecting Earthworks Preservation of Structures and Features Interpretive Values Sustainability Visitor Accessibility Safe Environment Non-historic Resources Additional Issues

Chapter V		Fundamentals for Earthwork Management at Petersburg National Battlefield Tree Removal Erosion Control Seed Selection Hydroseeding Maintenance
Chapter VI		Treatment Preparing Contracts Prepping Site Seeding
Chapter VII		Transition from forest/shrub cover to grass cover at Fort Wadsworth
Chapter VIII		Maintenance Grass Cutting Nutrient Management Irrigation Aeration
Conclusion		Conclusion
Appendix A Appendix B Appendix C Appendix D --East Map Appendix E --West Map Appendix F --WWI Map Appendix G --Ft. Fisher Map Appendix H		Appendix National Park Service Organic Act Historic Sites, Building and Antiquities Act Executive Order (Invasive Species) Michler Map of Petersburg National Battlefield-Eastern Front Michler Map of Petersburg National Battlefield-Western Front Map of WWI Training Trenches Fort Fisher Interpretive Plan Newspaper Article

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Comments and question can be submitted via e-mail to Dave Shockley, Chief of Resource Management, Petersburg National Battlefield at dave_shockley@nps.gov.