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Start Date-End Date: 07/11/2011-07/15/2011
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Summary: Experience Colorado's history--Help restore late 19th century homestead.
Description: At an elevation of approximately 9,000 feet, the Harris cabin, with its associated tack room and corral, is an excellent example of a late 19th/early 20th century ranch homestead. In 1934, the ranch was acquired by the Harris family of New Mexico and was used as summer pasture for their cattle business. The Purgatory Ski Resort purchased the ranch property from the Harris family in 1971 and used the property for recreational purposes. The property was then transferred to the San Juan National Forest in a land exchange in 1991.
Today, the Harris Ranch's three structures (cabin, tack-room, and corral) all require immediate preservation. Volunteers will learn to shape replacement logs, apply chinking and daubing, and repair fencing for the corral. Once preservation work is complete, tourists will be able to visit the site to learn about the region's history.
There is no fee for this project. Free food and camping will be provided.
Latitude/Longitude: 37.3640613, -107.4566192
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Physical Difficulty: Moderate
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Desired Number of Volunteers: 10
Total Adult Volunteers Attended: 52
Total Youth Volunteers Attended: 0
Total Volunteer Days: 12
Total Unique Volunteers: 12
Total Volunteer Hours: 442
Staff Hours: 0
Stipend Hours: 0
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Description of Work Completed: Volunteers excavated 210 linear feet of ground around the 2 historic structures that were once a part of this late 19th/early 20th century ranch homestead. Volunteers also hauled to the worksite over 70 trees that were felled by the US Forest Service, peeled 5 logs, and made repairs to the log walls of the structures.
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