Volunteers needed to continue to Document Historic Trail of Tears in Mark Twain National Forest
Image via Wikipedia ROLLA, Mo. – Mark Twain National Forest is looking for volunteers to continue to document historic Trail of Tears on Mark Twain National Forest’s Poplar Bluff Ranger District March 26-31, 2012, including weekends. Applications to volunteer are due by Monday, February 13, 2012. The week-long project is the second phase of a Passport in Time project. Passport in Time is a USDA Forest Service volunteer archaeology and historic preservation program. Please visit: http://www.passportintime.com/ Click on “Current Projects” and then click on “Mark Twain NF” MO-4059 project to apply. Passport in Time’s goal is to preserve the nation’s past with volunteer help. Volunteers work with professional Forest Service archaeologists on diverse activities such as surveys and excavation, rock art restoration, historic structure restoration, analysis of artifacts, and more. In the 1830s, approximately 100,000 American Indians from the Cherokee, Creek, Seminole, an...