Welcome VolunteerS To Our 2026 Season!
Please view the following opportunities below by clicking on their title, photo, or link
(We are currently in the process of updating our 2026 Volunteer Map and will be up-to-date soon)
Registration Instructions
STEP 1: Scroll through our list of projects. Click any of the photos or titles associated with the project to access its page. Read carefully about the dates, location, scope of work, degree of difficulty, vehicle requirements, and camping logistics.
STEP 2: If you are interested in volunteering, click the link that says “CLICK HERE TO REGISTER!” You will be re-directed to the project’s registration form. (If you are re-directed to a HistoriClub Early Access Page, this means the project is locked until the advanced access window for HistoriClub members is complete. If you would like advanced access to projects you can join HistoriClub.)
STEP 3: Please fill out the registration form and pay close attention to which sessions you select to volunteer at. Any session you select and are accepted to we expect your participation you and will be taking a space away from another prospective volunteer. (We do not offer placeholders – check Volunteer Job Calendar for spaces available on the sessions you desire.)
STEP 4: Submit the form and sit tight! We’ll email you if you are accepted to the project! (Look for a Confirmation or Waitlisted email with the project in the title.)
HAVING DIFFICULTIES REGISTERING?: Contact us at volunteer@historicorps.org
VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES OPEN FOR REGISTRATION
(Click on titles or photos to access volunteer opportunities)
CLICK HERE to check AVAILABLE VOLUNTEER SPACES via our Volunteer Job Calendar
AHP: Stanislaus National Forest Recreation Residence Survey, CA
June 21-26, June 28 – July 3, July 5-10, July 12-17, August 2-7, August 9-14. August 16-21, and August 23-28
6 Volunteers (No Kitchen Helper)
We’re excited to spend 8 weeks gathering essential data for the Stanislaus National Forest that will help determine their future preservation efforts concerning their aging recreation residencies. Volunteers will travel to different sites to collect the necessary data that will help the Forests determine how they manage these lands for future generations. You’ll be a mobile workforce traveling from site to site photographing, measuring, and investigating the numerous structures on each tract. Volunteers and our field staff will commute together to a given tract location daily.
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Rohrbaugh Cabin, WV
July 27 – August 1, August 9-14, and August 16-21
NEW DATES ADDED: October 4-9, and October 11-16
7 Volunteers + 1 Kitchen Helper
On the eastern slope of North Fork Mountain in the Smoke Hole region of West Virginia is Rohrbaugh Cabin, a rustic two and a half story home built around 1880 by European descendent William H. Rohrbaugh. The double pen style log structure featuring hewn tulip poplar logs housed members of the Rohrbaugh family for generations until the end of their ownership in 1962. During their tenure, the Rohrbaughs maintained a prosperous farmstead cultivating crops and raising livestock in a typical agrarian living of the times. Join us at Rohrbaugh Cabin for a preservation opportunity unlike any other.
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Whitcomb-Cole House, WA
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
August 16-21 and August 23-28
7 Volunteers + 1 Kitchen Helper
Within the sweeping Conboy Lake Wildlife Refuge lies the stately Whitcomb-Cole House (also known as the Stephen S. Whitcomb Cabin). This pioneer home is an impressive 18 x 25 foot cabin that was built in 1875 by Stephen S. Whitcomb (an early settler of the area). The building is a one-and-a-half story side gable dwelling with a porch addition. The exterior walls are constructed of hewn logs, and the structure is a rare extant example of late 19th-century frontier log architecture. The building contains chinking between the logs and a split-shingle roof. The cabin’s utilitarian design and construction reflected the practical, resilient, and pioneering nature of the earliest settlers of the Glenwood Valley. The home was later occupied by John Cole, who built and expanded upon the grounds.
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Section House, CO
Pike-San Isabel National Forests and Cimarron and Comanche National Grasslands
August 16-21
7 Volunteers + 1 Kitchen Helper
Colorado is known for its picturesque mountain passes, and our next project is set at the fabled Section House located on the expansive Boreas Pass just south of Breckenridge along the Continental Divide. Stationed at a breathtaking 11,500 feet, Section House, along with the historic wagon era Ken’s Cabin, is one of the original stops along the Denver South Park & Pacific narrow gauge railway that ran from Denver to Leadville from the late 1800s into the early 1900s. It was also the highest narrow gauge railroad in the United States at the time, allowing for a boom in commercial mining during the formative years at the turn of the century.
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HardCorps: Anderson Lodge, WY
August 23-28
8 Volunteers (No Kitchen Helper)
*This is a HardCorps Project at the highest difficulty.*
JUST RELEASED!
Whelp, it’s back on the schedule and this time we’re full steam ahead! Our toughest HardCorps project of the year is ready for any and able volunteers seeking the adventure of a lifetime. Deep in the backcountry of the Shoshone National Forest awaits the mythical Anderson Lodge named for its original dweller, the artist, rancher and philanthropist Abraham Archibald Anderson. As a rancher, his love of the outdoors and commitment to its proper management led to him becoming the first Special Superintendent of Yellowstone region, and his home served as its first administrative headquarters.
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Hunter Creek Miner’s Cabin, CO
Hunter Creek Historical Foundation
August 23-28, August 30 – September 4, September 6-11, September 13-18, and September 20-25
7 Volunteers + 1 Kitchen Helper
The Hunter Creek Valley is a supremely popular and beautiful hiking area just outside of Aspen. During this HistoriCorps project, volunteers will get to experience a once-in-a-lifetime, all-inclusive trip to this internationally-renowned destination while also giving back through preserving the iconic Hunter Creek Miner’s Cabin. According to the Hunter Creek Historical Foundation, “This 60-acre site includes both pre-historic and historic components and has been identified by the Forest Service as officially eligible for listing on the National Register of Historic Properties. Register and join us for our fifth season up in the Hunter Creek Valley as we move on to restoring the historic Miner’s Cabin!
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East Channel Lighthouse, MI
September 6-11, September 13-18, and September 20-25
6 Volunteers (No Kitchen Helper)
We’re heading to the banks of Lake Superior for a HistoriCorps volunteer experience unlike one we’ve had in years. This season, we’re going back to the Hiawatha National Forest for a splash of preservation excitement! From June 1864 to June 1866, Congress appropriated money to build beacon lights at the entrance to Grand Island Bay and Harbor, Lake Superior. A light or set of lights was needed to allow vessels to use Munising Harbor as a major harbor of refuge and from this need arose the Grand Island East Channel Lighthouse. This structure is a unique wooden lighthouse that stands tall and proud on the banks of Lake Superior and was constructed to direct boats from Lake Superior through the channel east of Grand Island into the Munising Harbor.
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Between 1806 to 1807, explorer Zebulon Pike embarked on a expedition to determine the southern boundary of the Louisiana Purchase. According to HistoryColorado.org, in the early 1800s, President Thomas Jefferson commissioned several expeditions to explore the newly acquired Louisiana Territory. Zebulon Pike led one of these expeditions into what is now Colorado. His expedition led Saint Louis in July 1806, and reached the Rocky Mountains by early winter. Travel with us to the San Luis Valley as we step back in time to preserve a relic of exploration significant to Colorado’s heritage.
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Keys Ranch, CA
October 4-9, October 11-16, October 18-23, October 25-30, and November 1-6
Sessions 1, 2, and 3 (7 Volunteers + 1 Kitchen Helper), Sessions 4 and 5 (4 Volunteers + No Kitchen Helper)
Keys Ranch is made up of small frame buildings built between the years 1910 and 1969. The building complex was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1975 for being an early example of desert settlement, symbolizing the resourcefulness attributed to early settlers in the area. The structures were made from salvaged materials, and is a testament to the creativity and adaptability of early settlers. We hope you’ll join us to conclude our 2025 season in the stunning Joshua Tree National Park!
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Provancher Ranch, CO
October 4-9, October 11-16, October 18-23, and October 25-30
7 Volunteers + 1 Kitchen Helper
Provancher Ranch was constructed in 1913 by Marcellino Archuleta, and is historically significant due to its association with agriculture and ranching development within Southwestern Colorado. The Provancher Ranch was established by David Provancher in 1913, who worked in the timber industry before settling into the cattle ranching trade. After building a lumber mill and cabin above Benson Creek, Provancher began running 150 head of cattle on Forest Service land.
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Kane Ranch, CO
October 4-9, October 11-16, October 18-23, October 25-30, November 1-6, and November 8-13
7 Volunteers + 1 Kitchen Helper
The rustic Kane Ranch is a treasured part of the dynamic ranching legacy that has shaped the area since the late 1800s. Extending across the Kaibab National Forest, the Vermilion Cliffs National Monument, and more, the Kane Ranch is a part of the larger North Rim Ranches that host cattle, research, and restoration grounds. According to our partner at GrandCanyonTrust.org, the Grand Canyon Trust bought grazing permits for Kane and Two-Mile Ranches in 2005, now collectively called the North Rim Ranches.
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Pond Farm Pottery Barn, CA
Stewards of the Coast and Redwoods
October 4-9, October 11-16, and October 18-23
7 Volunteers + 1 Kitchen Helper
The Pond Farm Pottery, located outside of Guerneville, California, is designated a National Historic Landmark for Marguerite Wildenhain’s role in the American Studio Pottery Movement. As a master potter and Jewish refugee who fled Nazi Germany during World War II, Marguerite introduced Bauhaus techniques and philosophies to the United States through her teachings, published works, and pottery that she produced while living at the site from 1942 until her death in 1985.
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Mendocino Woodlands State Park Camp Two Cabins, CA
Mendocino Woodlands Camp Association
November 1-6, November 8-13, and November 15-20
7 Volunteers + 1 Kitchen Helper
Built by the Works Progress Administration and the Civilian Conservation Corps in the 1930’s as a Recreation Demonstration Area, the Mendocino Woodlands State Park was established to introduce the public to the wonders of nature through recreation and conservation. The campgrounds were created to retire submarginal agricultural and other lands, and repurpose them for recreational use. Mendocino Woodlands is the largest and most intact state park development undertaken by the Recreation Demonstration Area. Camp One opened at Mendocino Woodlands in 1938.
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Green Cove Station, VA
George Washington & Jefferson National Forest
November 8-13 and November 15-20
7 Volunteers + 1 Kitchen Helper
JUST RELEASED!
Quietly tucked away in the southeastern backwoods of Virginia near both the Tennessee and North Carolina borders is where we’ll find ourselves this November. The Green Cove Station is a 1914 era train depot built by the Norfolk and Western Railroad situated along the mythical Virginia Creeper, aptly named for the train and train line that ran at low speeds traversing the mountainous region between Abingdon, Virginia and West Jefferson, North Carolina. In 2022 HistoriCorps spent over three weeks scraping and painting the station which has held up nicely following our recent visit in 2025 to check on the project for future work.