BAKER CITY, Ore. (CBS2) — The National Historic Oregon Trail Interpretive Center is set to begin a $6.5 million infrastructure renovation on March 2.
Changes include replacing the building envelope and installing new cement siding, doors, roofing, windows and insulation. The energy systems will also be replaced, reducing consumption by an estimated 73 percent.
“We want to be good stewards of our natural resources,” said Wayne Monger, Vale district manager “This design utilizes high thermal insulation value materials and high-efficiency heating and cooling technology to counter summer and winter energy demands of the site.”
The center has been closed since Oct. 2021 in preparation for this project, and it will continue to be closed for several months while the work is underway.
“We recognize the important role the center plays in telling the history of eastern Oregon and the settlement of the Pacific Northwest,” Monger said.
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