Lake Wedington Cabins, Arkansas: Volunteer Restoration Project 3

We’re heading back to the Ozarks for few weeks of lakeside volunteering at the Lake Wedington Recreation Area to continue restoring the CCC-era cabins! 

SESSION DATES: April 20-25, April 27 – May 2, and May 4-9

CAPACITY PER SESSION: 4 Volunteers (No Kitchen Helper)

PROJECT SUPERVISOR: Ryan Prochaska!

SITE INFORMATION: Located on land historically inhabited by the Kickapoo, Osage, Caddo, O-ga-xpa, and Ohéthi Šakówi Nations, Lake Wedington hosted Civilian Conservation Corps crews that constructed cabins and other recreational buildings for public use. These CCC-built resources are overdue for some HistoriCorps TLC. According to recreation.gov, “Lake Wedington beckons all visitor types, from those who come to relax and fish all day, those who come to speed along on bike paths or cruise on a boat, and those who want to stay in a cabin as a lakeside home away from home offering luxuries including electricity.” Read more about the site and its history here: https://historicorps.org/lake-wedington-cabins-ar-2025/

Please plan to arrive at the campsite no earlier than 5pm and no later than 7pm on the first day of your session.

LOCATION: Located approximately 20 miles west of Fayetteville!

Tents, truck-campers, campervans, along with trailers and RVs up to 25 feet will have access to our campground. Please be sure that if you are bringing a trailer, your tow vehicle and trailer equal no more than a combined 25 feet in length. Dogs are welcomed at this project!

WEATHER: Anticipate highs in the mid 70s and lows in the mid 40s. Weather conditions may be rainy, cloudy, or sunny. Volunteers are responsible for checking weather conditions before their session begins, and packing appropriately. Pack your bug spray!

ABOUT VOLUNTEERING: HistoriCorps projects are free for volunteers! HistoriCorps will provide all meals, tools, training, equipment, and a campsite. Volunteers are responsible for their own transportation to the campsite, sleeping equipment, work gloves, clothes and boots, and other personal gear.

SCOPE OF WORK:

HistoriCorps is committed to educating and training volunteers in preservation skills, with an overarching mission of inspiring a preservation ethic in all those involved. Learning and working alongside expert HistoriCorps field staff, Job Corps Students, and other volunteers while applying the traditional skills necessary to restore the Lake Wedington Cabins, you will assist to:

• Remove damaged, deteriorated, or failing decking and repair decking as needed with in-kind material on cabins
• Install sacrificial layer on both cabin roofs
• Install new roofing on both cabins

Please note: Tasks vary by day and by week, depending on a variety of factors including: weather, project priorities, previous groups’ work, and more. Though it is likely you will get to learn and practice most or all of the above tasks, it is not guaranteed. The higher percentage of the scope a particular task is, the more likely you will get to practice it.

CLICK HERE FOR MORE INFORMATION AND REGISTRATION!