HistoriCorps: Clay Butte Fire Lookout, WY

Join us in restoring the Clay Butte Fire Lookout – a WWII era monolith now serving as a public attraction and champion of the Forest’s past.

SESSION DATES: August 3-8 and August 10-15

CAPACITY PER SESSION: 6 Volunteers (No Kitchen Helper)

PROJECT SUPERVISOR: Charles Dobry

CREW LEADER: Ashley Aus

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 Clay Butte Fire Lookout, you will assist to:

• Rehabilitate the lookout’s windows and screens to enhance exterior appearance
• Refinish the tower floors to reinvigorate and revitalize the space

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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