The article aims to demonstrate that the Holocaust, which for humans has been an experience of extreme marginalization, also for the natural environment was a turning point. The regeneration and adaptation to the changes caused by the brief but intense destruction of the landscape can be compared to human trauma recovery. The considerations in this text are placed within ecological criticism, environmental history of the Holocaust, and integrated heritage studies. Inspired by relational ontologies, which allow crossing binary thinking, the author explores the relationship between the cultural and natural, material and immaterial, human and non-human. The empirical basis of the author's research is the terrain of the former Kulmhof concentration camp in Chełmno nad Nerem, especially the area of the Kulmhof forest (Waldlager Kulmhof). The focus is on the actions of the German forester Heinrich May, employed by the camp personnel to mask the crime. The analysis reveals that post-war management of the material memory of the Holocaust in Chełmno nad Nerem is intertwined with control over the forest and regulation of its vegetation. The article discusses the topography of the Holocaust, highlighting how the Nazi perpetrators' procedures are closely tied to the places where the crimes were committed. It draws on the work of scholars such as Andrew Charlesworth, Jessica Rapson, Caroline Sturdy Colls, and Sharon Macdonald, who study the topography of genocide, suffering, and atrocity. The author argues that the concept of " landscape" is more suitable than "place" for understanding the impact of natural and human factors on the former concentration camp terrain. The article also examines the ecological aspects of the Holocaust, drawing on new materialist and postcolonial perspectives. It critiques the traditional anthropocentric view of history and argues for a more integrated approach that considers the interplay between humans and nature. The author discusses the work of Rodney Harrison, who challenges the Cartesian division between nature and culture, and Timo Myllyntaus, who emphasizes the importance of environmental history in understanding historical events. The article concludes by discussing the role of nature in the Holocaust, suggesting that the destruction of the landscape was not only a means to an end but also an integral part of the crime. It highlights the complex relationship between the natural and the cultural, and argues for a more symmetrical and balanced interpretation of the past.The article aims to demonstrate that the Holocaust, which for humans has been an experience of extreme marginalization, also for the natural environment was a turning point. The regeneration and adaptation to the changes caused by the brief but intense destruction of the landscape can be compared to human trauma recovery. The considerations in this text are placed within ecological criticism, environmental history of the Holocaust, and integrated heritage studies. Inspired by relational ontologies, which allow crossing binary thinking, the author explores the relationship between the cultural and natural, material and immaterial, human and non-human. The empirical basis of the author's research is the terrain of the former Kulmhof concentration camp in Chełmno nad Nerem, especially the area of the Kulmhof forest (Waldlager Kulmhof). The focus is on the actions of the German forester Heinrich May, employed by the camp personnel to mask the crime. The analysis reveals that post-war management of the material memory of the Holocaust in Chełmno nad Nerem is intertwined with control over the forest and regulation of its vegetation. The article discusses the topography of the Holocaust, highlighting how the Nazi perpetrators' procedures are closely tied to the places where the crimes were committed. It draws on the work of scholars such as Andrew Charlesworth, Jessica Rapson, Caroline Sturdy Colls, and Sharon Macdonald, who study the topography of genocide, suffering, and atrocity. The author argues that the concept of " landscape" is more suitable than "place" for understanding the impact of natural and human factors on the former concentration camp terrain. The article also examines the ecological aspects of the Holocaust, drawing on new materialist and postcolonial perspectives. It critiques the traditional anthropocentric view of history and argues for a more integrated approach that considers the interplay between humans and nature. The author discusses the work of Rodney Harrison, who challenges the Cartesian division between nature and culture, and Timo Myllyntaus, who emphasizes the importance of environmental history in understanding historical events. The article concludes by discussing the role of nature in the Holocaust, suggesting that the destruction of the landscape was not only a means to an end but also an integral part of the crime. It highlights the complex relationship between the natural and the cultural, and argues for a more symmetrical and balanced interpretation of the past.