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December The CCC, continued from p. 1 were absolutely essential. The CCC
was not one.
in the camp’s canteen and recreation
D e s k S c h e d u l e By mid-1942, the CCC had passed
room. Some returned home after their into history . . . but what history and
enlistment period, but many extended what accomplishments! Here is
Thurs/1 G. Fazio J. Barrett their commitment. a sampling:
Fri/2 R. Erickson OPEN By 1935, the CCC had about • Three billion trees plant-
Sat/3 I. Hyman W. Barbuck 500,000 men at work, scattered among ed and 45 million trees and
J. McManus more than 2,000 camps in every state. shrubs transplanted.
Sun/4 E. Meeks R. Erickson They had done an exemplary job for • Over one billion fish stocked and
E. Rothfuss the nation and their services had gone 4,622 fish-rearing ponds constructed.
Mon/5 R. Linsmeier S. Stenzel well beyond what was originally en- • Over 3,900 historical struc-
Tues/6 M. Slagle C. Gilmore visioned. The CCC also got involved tures restored.
in massive rescue operations during
J. Bian natural disasters, in one instance sav- • M o r e t h a n 8 0 0 s t a t e
Wed/7 E. Schliepp OPEN ing about one million sheep stranded parks developed.
V. Sperry in Utah during a blizzard. Roosevelt • Wildlife helped by 6,966
Thurs/8 R. Kinn J. Barrett wanted to make the CCC a permanent miles of new streams and 32,149
new shelters.
Fri/9 R./M. Augulis R. Erickson agency of the government, but Con- • Signs, markers and monu-
Sat/10 P. VanDooremaal OPEN gress would not agree even though the ments erected—405,037 of them.
Sun/11 E. Rothfuss M./L. Utah agency had enormous support. Perhaps • Just over 200 lodges and
Mon/12 S. Stenzel R. Linsmeier it was because the organization was museums built.
Tues/13 G. Fazio C. Gilmore viewed as an emergency measure, and • Soil erosion halted on over 20
Wed/14 V. Sperry OPEN there would be no need once the objec- million acres.
Thurs/15 OPEN J. Barrett tives had been met. Although Congress • Fire roads built—97,000
continued to appropriate funds for its
Fri/16 OPEN OPEN continuance, the CCC was facing a miles, along with 3,470 fire towers.
Sat/17 J. Kissosondi R. Conductor fade-out. Jobs were becoming more • . . . and so much more.
L. Eaton plentiful as war broke out in Europe, As for Nevada, CCC projects were
Sun/18 B. Saperstein M./L. Utah undertaken all over the
state—Las Vegas, Reno,
L. Eaton Pioche, Elko, Fallon,
Mon/19 R. Linsmeier F. Rhea Battle Mountain, Boulder
S. Stenzel City, Caliente, Overton,
Tues/20 V. Sperry J. Geier Lovelock, Winnemucca,
J. Bian Moapa, Minden and Ely.
Wed/21 J. Geier OPEN The CCC even built
E. Schliepp ski trails, including the
Thurs/22 OPEN J. Barrett first runs at Sun Valley.
Fri/23 G. Fazio OPEN Perry Merrill, state for-
Sat/24 OPEN VC Closes ester of Vermont, noted,
“The CCC made Vermont
Sun/25 Visitor Center Closed the Ski Capital of the
Mon/26 OPEN OPEN Abandoned fire lookout tower at top of Harney Peak, East.” More important,
Tues/27 OPEN OPEN Black Hills, South Dakota. Constructed in 1939 by the he said of the young men
Wed/28 M. Slagle C. Gilmore Civilian Conservation Corps. working in such natu-
Thurs/29 OPEN J. Barrett ral surroundings, “They
Fri/30 OPEN R. Erickson helping to stimulate the U.S. economy. were all out of the city and some
Sat/31 E. Meeks VC Closes The CCC was down to under 200,000 hadn’t seen green grass in the open.
men by 1941. After our entry into the It was beautiful to watch, and it was
conflict, Congress took a hard look at a very useful program.” That was
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