Civilian Conservation Corps

September 19, 2011

Confluence Project is researching the history of the Northwest's Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) program, which was headquartered at Vancouver Barracks (the present site of the Confluence Land Bridge). If you worked in one of the CCC’s 27 major camps or several hundred temporary work stations between 1933 and 1942 as a CCC enrollee or part of the Forest Service, Army or Navy personnel, we would like to hear from you!

We invite you to tell your story on one of the following dates:

Saturday, October 15 at the Columbia Gorge Discovery Center in The Dalles
or
Saturday, November 12 at the Howard House, Fort Vancouver Historic Reserve in Vancouver
 
Contact Mary Rose at 360-693-7742 to schedule an interview time and share your photos, stories and mementos.

The Civilian Conservation Corps was a public work relief program that operated from 1933 to 1942 as part of the New Deal. In less than a decade, more than 2.5 million Americans created a lasting heritage throughout the nation and in the Northwest, planting nearly 3 billion trees, building more than 800 parks, updating forest firefighting methods, and creating a network of trails, campsites, roads and conservation practices that have helped preserve our forests and scenic vistas for generations to come.

For more information, visit www.confluenceproject.org or call 360-693-0123.

Web Resources:

Complete list of the CCC major and spike camps in the Northwest: http://www.ccclegacy.org/camp_lists.htm

Federal website for history of the Civilian Conservation Corps: http://www.ccclegacy.org/CCC_brief_history.htm

State-by-state CCC information:
http://cccresources.blogspot.com/2011/02/c.html

Downloads:

Press Packet: (CCC_Press_PDF's.zip 6.3MB)

Press Images: (CCC_Press_Images.zip 26MB)