From 1933 to 1942, the Civilian Conservation Corps gave young men in America a chance to enlist in work programs to improve America’s public lands, forests and parks – at the same time earning a ...

Of the three million men who took part in the New Deal-era public works program, it is estimated that around 53% came from rural parts of the country. CCC (Civilian Conservation Corps) boys at work in ...

“In practically every case, Delaware boys are enjoying the camp life and have so expressed themselves to their commanding officers,” the Milford Chronicle reported on Sept. 15, 1933. At the time, 453 ...

They worked for $1 a day, and most were glad to get it. A new exhibit at the Washington State History Museum in Tacoma tells the story of the Civilian Conservation Corps — a New Deal-era program that ...

Biden launched the American Climate Corps to create jobs and address the climate crisis. The program is similar to the Civilian Conservation Corps, a Depression-era work relief plan by FDR. The CCC ...

After closing his presentation on the Civilian Conservation Corps to about 80 people Monday at the Mohican Historical Society in Loudonville, Cyrus Moore accepts a booklet, called "CCC Boys," which ...

Jeff Himler Saturday, Sept. 18, 2021 5:00 a.m. | Saturday, Sept. 18, 2021 5:00 a.m. America’s 20th-century “tree army” brought generations of citizens closer to nature’s wonders while enduring the ...

There’s been a lot of talk lately about reimagining Appalachia, in part through a revived Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC). I agree that a CCC could be a great mechanism of change for all of the ...

NICEVILLE — The new statue of a Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) worker at Turkey Creek Park will serve as “a wonderful educational tool” and a tourist attraction, state Rep. Patt Maney told more ...

The Department of Agriculture creates a separate division of forestry to address management policies of the nation’s forests. President Benjamin Harrison, Courtesy: Bureau of Printing and Engraving ...

Both beautiful and functional, projects built by the Civilian Conservation Corps in the 1930s endure at national parks ... and we can thank Frances Perkins for getting the CCC started. It’s been ...