Nature hike at Petersburg National Battlefield, Sept. 21
Discover the natural beauty of Petersburg National Battlefield. At 2:00 p.m. on Sunday, September 21 a nature hike will depart from tour stop 4 of Petersburg National Battlefield’s Eastern Front Unit. The one hour walk, guided by a National Park Service biologist, will take participants along a creek where both plant life and animal life […]
Discover the natural beauty of Petersburg National Battlefield. At 2:00 p.m. on Sunday, September 21 a nature hike will depart from tour stop 4 of Petersburg National Battlefield’s Eastern Front Unit. The one hour walk, guided by a National Park Service biologist, will take participants along a creek where both plant life and animal life will be observed. The hike concludes with an attempt to catch a glimpse through a telescope of one or two of the park’s newest inhabitants; bald eaglets.
The entrance to the Eastern Front Unit of Petersburg National Battlefield is located on Rt. 36 in Petersburg, next to Fort Lee. There is a $5 vehicle fee to enter the park. For more information about this event, please call Tim Blumenschine at (804) 732-3571 ext. 303 or the Petersburg National Battlefield Visitor Center at (804) 732-3531 ext. 200.
Petersburg National Battlefield was established in order to commemorate the campaign, siege, and defense of Petersburg, Virginia, in 1864 and 1865 and to preserve for historical purposes the breastworks, earthworks, walls or other defenses or shelters used by the armies.
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