A landscape management plan has been amended to Antietam National Battlefield's general management plan/NPS file
A "landscape management plan" has been amended to Antietam National Battlefield's general management plan.
The plan was studied through an environmental assessment earlier this year that included a public comment period. It was developed to establish comprehensive and sustainable land-use strategies to preserve significant landscape elements and integrate natural and cultural resources at the park located in Maryland. The plan defines the framework for the treatment of the battlefield and describes specific guidelines and tasks aimed to maintain and enhance its historic character.
The amendment to the general management plan will guide the park as it:
Restores approximately 140 acres of woodland areas;
Improves water quality through enhanced riparian buffers and erosion mitigation, including planting of shrubs or grasses;
Establishes approximately 287 acres of additional native grasslands and meadows through conversion of some hayfields and crop fields;
Maintains approximately 824 acres of agricultural areas through special use permits or historic leases;
Reestablishes and maintain approximately two acres of the historic Mumma Farm orchard and approximately eight acres of the Piper Farmstead’s existing orchard;
Clears obstructive vegetation and relocates intrusive utility lines to reestablish important visual connections; and
Maintains approximately 15,000 linear feet of high priority replica historic fencing that supports educational programs.
Park managers plan to complete these improvements over several years.
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