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Trees and the Man: CCC Plant 200 Million Trees
The Civilian Conservation Corps has planted about 200 million trees on 200,000 acres this year as part of the Emergency Conservation Work program. The effort, led by CCC youths and veterans, also includes fire control, erosion prevention, and land improvement across 1,522 camps, with significant gains in watershed protection and park development.
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Civilian Conservation Corps
Congress
Roosevelt
CCC
Robert Fechner
Forestry News Digest
American ‘Tree Association
Forest Service
National Park Service
Indian Service
National Parks
F. A. Silcox
CCO
Arno B. Cammerer
Office of National Parks, Buildings and Reservations
Silcox
John Collier
Indian Affairs
Forestry Army
Fechner
Chief of Engineers
War Department
Continental
United States
Bureau of Indian Affairs
Bureau of Biological Survey
Department of Agriculture
General Land Office
New York Times
Charles Lathrop Pack
American Tree Association
America
United States Forest Service
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