Land Preservation
Additional Resources
Hallowed Ground's Preservation Tool Box:
- One Acre of Civil War Battlefield Land is Lost Every 10 Minutes!
- Earthworks Management
- Certified Local Governments
- Agricultural Zoning
- Virginia Tax Credit Benefits Preservationists
- Can Land Trusts Lobby?
Tapping in to Federal grant programs is not the only way to help protect Civil War battlefield land. Below are additional resources and options to help protect land important to you.
Other Protection Techniques and Tools:
- Tools That Buy Time
- Easements
- Writing to Congress
- Economic Arguments for Preservation
- The General Management Plan
- The Civil War Sites Advisory Commission
- Preservation Resources on the Web
Resources at the national level:
- American Battlefield Protection Program www.nps.gov/history/hps/abpp
- The National Institute for the Conservation of Cultural Property (NIC), Conservation Assessment Program (CAP) http://www.heritagepreservation.org
- Save America's Treasures http://www.saveamericastreasures.org
- National Trust for Historic Preservation http://www.nationaltrust.org
State and Local Resources:
- http://www.sso.org/ncshpo/shpolist.htm - The National Conference of State Historic Preservation Officers has a wonderful site, providing links to state and other resources.
Don't forget to try private or corporate foundations in your community. You can click here to visit the Foundation Center where you can search for foundations in your area. Many of our members have developed their own means of helping the battlefield preservation cause, as well. Click here to see how they are getting involved. Good luck!
