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I propose to create
a civilian conservation corps to be used in forestry, the prevention of soil erosion, flood control and similar
projects ~ President Franklin D. Roosevelt, March21, 1933
1. the forestation of lands belonging to the United States or a State; 2. the prevention of forest fires, floods, and soil erosion; 3. plant pest and disease control; 4. the construction, maintenance,
or repair of paths, trails, and fire-lanes in
units of the National Park System, public lands, and other lands under the jurisdiction of the Secretary of the Interior and units of the National Forest System; 5. such other work on Federal or State land incidental to or necessary in connection with any projects of the character enumerated in paragraphs (1) through (4) that the President determines to be desirable.
the President may utilize existing Federal departments and agencies, including the Department of Labor, the Department of Defense, the National Guard Bureau, the Department of Interior, the Department of Agriculture, the Army Corps of Engineers, the Department of Transportation, the Department of Energy, the Environmental Protection Agency, and Federal governmental corporations.
activities of the Civilian Conservation Corps to lands owned by a political subdivision of a State and lands in private ownership, but only for the purpose of conducting such kinds of cooperation work as are otherwise authorized by law in preventing and controlling forest fires and the attacks of forest tree pests and diseases and such work as is necessary and in the public interest to control floods.
the President may enter into such contracts or agreements with States as may be necessary, including provisions for utilization of existing State administrative agencies.
of any department or agency authorized by the President to construct any project or to carry on any public works under this Act, may acquire real property for such project or public work by purchase, donation, condemnation, or otherwise.
Reforestation
A Tree Left to Grow If it’s not cut down,
a
tree grows to
be worth $196,250.00! In 50 years it produces: $62,500 in air pollution control
$37,500 in water recycling
and humidity control
$31,250 worth of oxygen
$31,250 in soil benefits
$31,250 in wildlife shelter
$2,500 worth of protein in the leaves
and bark consumed by wildlife. (American Forests magazine) Prevention of soil erosion HABITAT ENHANCEMENT Landscape, seed, remove weeds, and provide preventive measures against soil erosion of agricultural and grazing lands. Preventing soil erosion as in the dust bowls of the past as climate change occurs. *Flood Control*
Conservation and Watershed Restoration Preserve habitat on projects that range from stream bank stabilization, native seed collection, to planting trees. Prepare our shores and waterways for eventual sea level rise. Trail Work National Forest or National Park trails throughout the United States where probably built by the 20th Century CCC and need
to be restored and develop new trails.
Habitat
Enhancement Landscape, seed, remove weeds, and plant trees for habitat or for reforestation with mixed hardwood and soft wood species. Biological
Research Enrollee
work crews would work side by side with scientists to
help with biological inventories, forest
measurements, fish implants, and data collection for short or long-term
research projects. NEW
CCC PROJECTS ideas
National and Community Service
Repair and build structures, campgrounds, picnic areas and shelters on our public lands. ( Work crews could provide labor and coordinate labor in projects with non-profits as Habitat for Humanity to construct low-income housing.)
Historical Restoration and Preservation Conservation-restoration, introducing enrollees to the profession devoted to the preservation of cultural property as restoring historic buildings to performing Archeoalogical excavations. CCC enrollees would take pride in learning history while working to preserve our past.
Solar Energy Installation on our Public Lands CCC enrollees would receive training to install and maintain a variety of solar alternative energy products such as wind generators, tidal generators and photovoltaic cells units on our public lands, shores, sea and waterways . Hazardous
Waste Disposal Enrollees
would receive current pollution control technologies training in hazardous waste materials disposal. They would be equipped to perform those duties on our public and adjacent lands and
waters. Fly-ash disposal and mountain top and strip mining clean-up and
reclamation would require training in
using heavy equipment. Clean-up could involve workcrews performing tasks using phytoremediation in waste disposal on our public and adjacent land and watersheds. (Phytoremediation consists in mitigating pollutant concentrations in and various other
contaminants, from the media that contain them.) CCC Public Work Projects from Low to Hi Tech
Enrollees would
travel, work, earn, learn to live together as they perform low-tech work projects from planting trees to perform high-tech
jobs installing and maintaining wind turbines and solar cells. They would benefit in real time green job experience
working in the outdoors on our nation's public lands (as our national parks and forests) and adjacent private lands, shores,
and waterways.
Please note that similar guidelines set in the Roosevelt Administration will be in use today! Below are new project ideas. If you think of any, let us know by contacting us.
This photograph of a young CCC worker
epitomizes the agency’s emphasis on the morally and physically curative powers of vigorous outdoor life. “Building
strong bodies is a major CCC objective,” the accompanying caption states. “More than half of the enrollees who
entered CCC during the last year were seventeen years of age. Work, calisthenics, marching drills, good food, and medical
care feature the CCC health program.”
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I propose to create a civilian conservation corps to be used in forestry, the prevention of soil erosion, flood control and similar projects . . . Franklin D. Roosevelt, March21, 1933 |