Restoration of Mendocino Woodlands State Park Camp Two Cabins, CA 2026

We’re heading back to Mendocino Woodlands State Park! 

PROJECT PARTNER: Mendocino Woodlands Camp Association

SESSION DATES: November 1-6, November 8-13, and November 15-20

CAPACITY PER SESSION: 7 Volunteers + 1 Kitchen Helper

PROJECT SUPERVISOR: Aric Smejkal!

ASSISTANT PROJECT SUPERVISOR: Ryan Heinke!

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 Mendocino Woodlands State Park Camp Two Cabins, you will assist to:

• Repair damaged/missing purlin and fascia 
• Replace deteriorated front porch and cabin interior flooring in-kind using vertical grain 1×4 tongue and groove Doug fir flooring 
• Repair/replace deteriorated floor joists as needed 
• Replace deteriorated redwood front porch steps in-kind
• Repair or replace deteriorated redwood door sills, thresholds, and trim around porches in-kind. (all cabins)
• Lift and level cabins exhibiting settlement issues using wood beams and jacks; replace redwood foundation blocks as necessary as/if identified 
• Selectively replace deteriorated shake siding in-kind

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!