Sunshine Ranger Station, WY: Volunteer Restoration Project

Grab your cowboy boots, we’re heading back to the Sunlight Ranger Station, the first of its kind from the first National Forest – the Shoshone! 

SESSION DATES: June 1-6

CAPACITY PER SESSION: 6 Volunteers (No Kitchen Helper)

PROJECT SUPERVISORS: Charles Dobry!

SITE INFORMATION: Nestled within the rugged expanses of Wyoming’s Shoshone National Forest, the Sunlight Ranger Station stands as a poignant historical marker and an emblem of early 20th-century conservation efforts. Read more about this beautiful site here.

LOCATION: Located roughly 50 miles Northeast of Yellowstone National Park.

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 and other volunteers while applying the traditional skills necessary to restore the Sunlight Ranger Station, you will assist to:

• Repair the roof with cedar shakes on Bunkhouse
• Repair log crowns with epoxy and dutchman repairs on Bunkhouse
• Prime and paint new repairs
• Replace wall logs of east and north elevations of the Caretaker House
• Rehabilitate windows, window trims, and window screens of the Caretaker House
• Perform additional log replacements and gutter repairs

*Volunteers will be required to access ladders and scaffolding to perform the necessary scope of work at this project. Please only register if you feel comfortable working at heights and from ladders and scaffolding.*

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!