The Renovation of the National Visitor Center, known widely as the Log Lodge, was coordinated by the former Engineering and Planning Section, predecessor of the Engineering and Construction Branch at BARC, beginning October 2000. The 64-year-old wooden building, home to exhibits from all Beltsville research laboratories, was showing signs of weather and insect damage in the form of both structural and cosmetic damage.

Our photo exhibit shows some of the renovation techniques.

A image of the original plans for the Log Lodge is displayed below. The original construction, by the Civilian Conservation Corps, began in 1934. Read a history of the Log Lodge here.