Daniel Kirchner

The Nature of History

The American Battlefield Trust has preserved over 61,000 acres of land that include wildlife habitat, soils, streams, trees, flora, and fauna that are part of our ecosystem. Sign up for our quarterly email series highlighting the environmental benefits of battlefield preservation.
The winter weather may have you thinking about hibernating to escape the cold, but there are some places that might make for interesting adventures –...
Welcome to Bat Week! With Halloween on the horizon, we’re seeing lots of scary images of ghosts, goblins, witches and bats! Bats, however, are not...
Joni House, the manager of the Perryville Battlefield State Historic Site, leads a tremendous effort to interpret the Battle of Perryville and...
Welcome to the first installment of the American Battlefield Trust’s Nature of History! We’ll be highlighting all the environmental benefits of...
A battlefield can be many things — solemn memorial, outdoor classroom, heritage tourism destination. It can also be a thing of great beauty, a haven...

Welcome to The Nature of History

The American Battlefield Trust has preserved over 61,000 acres of land that include wildlife habitat, soils, streams, trees, flora, and fauna that are part of our ecosystem. In this quarterly email series, we’ll be highlighting all the natural resources present on and affected by battlefield land preservation. We hope you’ll enjoy the beauty of nature as it exists on our most hallowed ground. Learn more about the environmental benefits of battlefield preservation.