HistoriCorps: Dalton Lake Pavilion, SD

Join us this August as we head back to the Black Hills to restore the rustic Dalton Lake Pavilion!

PROJECT PARTNER: Black Hills National Forest

SESSION DATES: August 10-15 and August 17-22

CAPACITY PER SESSION: 7 Volunteers + 1 Kitchen Helper

PROJECT SUPERVISORS: (Assignment in progress)

CREW LEADER: Isaiah Stoddard

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 Dalton Lake Pavilion, you will assist to:

• Caulk flashing seams to improve overall appearance of the roof
• Further stabilize structure through reconstruction of a log knee wall and log railing and post repair
• Improve site drainage
• If time allows: Remove graffiti to elevate exterior appearance, reinforce historic integrity by removal of non-historic materials, re-stain areas to improve past restoration efforts, improve visual connection to the structure by removing vegetation

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.

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