Friends of Gettysburg is the principal partner of the Gettysburg National Military Park for battlefield rehabilitation. The Park and the Friends are committed to returning the battlefield, as closely as possible, to its proximate 1863 appearance. This rehabilitation is vital if visitors are to have an understanding of what the soldiers experienced here during the battle.
As the Park's principal partner, the Friends has taken on some large-scale rehabilitation projects, including:
• Burial of utility lines on Emmitsburg Road
• Burial of utility lines on Mummasburg Road
• Demolition of the National Tower
• Restoration of the Copse of Trees
• Restoration of historic fence lines in Codori-Trostle area, etc.
• Restoration of historic lanes
• Purchase, replacement native trees and shrubs—Codori-Trostle area
• Tree-trimming in Soldiers National Cemetery
• Tree-trimming in the Culp’s Hill area