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The California Conservation Corps, CCC, is a department of the government of California, falling under the state cabinet-level California Resources Agency.The CCC is a voluntary work development program specifically for men and women between the ages of 18 and 25 (up to 29 for veterans [1]), offering work in environmental conservation, fire protection, land maintenance, and emergency response ...
In response to firefighter labor shortages during World War II, the Rainbow Conservation Camp was established as the first permanent fire camp, in 1946. It was modeled after New Deal Civilian Conservation Corps camps. The program grew to 16 camps throughout California in the 40s and 50s, including the first youth camps.
CCC−Civilian Conservation Corps projects in the U.S. state of California — a component of the 1930s−1940s federal New Deal. Pages in category "Civilian Conservation Corps in California" The following 32 pages are in this category, out of 32 total.
In 2007 the State of California passed Assembly Bill 576, which established a 2.5-mile (4.0 km) dairy-free zone around the park. The bill was in response to two proposed dairies . Environmental activists protested that the operations were likely to have a potentially negative impact (dairy flies and odors) on the adjacent Pixley National ...
The California Department of Conservation is a department within the government of California, belonging to the California Natural Resources Agency.With a team of scientists, engineers, environmental experts, and other specialists, the Department of Conservation administers a variety of programs vital to California's public safety, environment and economy.
Civilian Conservation Corps by U.S. state (49 C) Pages in category "Civilian Conservation Corps camps" The following 23 pages are in this category, out of 23 total.
The camp was established in 1935 as a project of Franklin D. Roosevelt's New Deal program. The camp, one of 2650 nationwide, was home to about 300 men aged 17–21. Like most CCC camps, the Rabideau camp was established to provide work to those unemployed as a result of the Great Depression.
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