HistoriCorps: Provancher Ranch, CO 2025

Join us as we head to southwestern Colorado to preserve a unique ranch house in the San Juan National Forest!

PROJECT PARTNER: San Juan National Forest

SESSION DATES: October 5-10, October 12-17, and October 19-24 (Session 1 has been canceled)

CAPACITY PER SESSION: 7 Volunteers + 1 Kitchen Helper

PROJECT SUPERVISOR: Sarah Mees!

ASSISTANT PROJECT SUPERVISOR: (Assignment in progress)

CREW LEADER: Ashley Aus!

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 Provancher Ranch, you will assist to:

• Improve building stabilization through sill log replacement, wall log repairs, foundation repairs, and drainage work
• Perform temporary roof repairs to reinforce the roof structure
• Engineer mothball opening systems

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 about this volunteer opportunity and registration!