npsparkclp: On This Day: The Civilian Conservation Corps A Conservation Legacy The park devel
npsparkclp: On This Day: The Civilian Conservation Corps A Conservation Legacy The park development made possible by the CCC still plays a significant role in how today’s visitors experience park landscapes across the country. On April 5, 1933, President Franklin D. Roosevelt issued Executive Order 6101 and the Emergency Conservation Work (ECW) officially commenced. This was the first formal name for what came to be known as the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC). More informally, the CCC was known as “Roosevelt’s Tree Army.” Franklin D. Roosevelt is served a meal during a visit to a CCC Camp, August 1933 (NPS Photo / Shenandoah National Park). Keep reading -- source link