Preservation of Rohrbaugh Cabin, WV
August 9 - August 14
FreeDeep in West Virginia’s Monongahela National Forest lies the agrarian Rohrbaugh Cabin and our next preservation adventure!
PROJECT PARTNER: Monongahela National Forest
SESSION DATES: July 12-17, July 19-24, August 9-14, and August 16-21
CAPACITY PER SESSION: 7 Volunteers + 1 Kitchen Helper
PROJECT SUPERVISOR: Reid Saunders!
ASSISTANT PROJECT SUPERVISOR: Marc Wartner and Phillip Enright!
CREW LEADER: Emily Dietrich!
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 Rohrbaugh Cabin, you will assist to:
- Foundation and stabilization replacement
- Implement sill log replacement on North and West elevations and repair as needed
- If time allows: conduct sill log repairs
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 to learn more about this volunteer opportunity!
