Скачать или смотреть Bushman/Slyder Prescribed Fire: April 11, 2019

On April 11, 2019 Gettysburg NMP conducted a successful prescribed fire on the southern portion of the battlefleld near the Bushman and Slyder farms. Gen. Hood's Confederate division marched through this area on the afternoon of July 2, 1863 and Gen. Farnsworth's Union cavalry brigade conducted an ill-fated attack against Gen. Law's division (after Gen. Hood's wounding) in this area on July 3, 1863.

Our overall objectives are to maintain the conditions of the battlefield as experienced by the soldiers who fought here; perpetuate the open space character of the landscape; maintain wildlife habitat; control exotic invasive species; reduce shrub and woody species components; and reduce fuels in wooded areas to reduce fire hazard.