
Giving Nature a Hand
Season 4 Episode 4 | 27m 1sVideo has Closed Captions
Meet the men whose lives were changed forever by the Civilian Conservation Corps.
To help restore the land, plant trees and build parks, President Franklin Roosevelt established the CCC or Civilian Conservation Corps. The men of the CCC were sometimes called the “Tree Army” and “Roosevelt’s Woodsmen.”In this episode of Exploring North Carolina, meet the men whose lives were changed forever by the CCC - men who gave nature a helping hand.
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Exploring North Carolina is a local public television program presented by PBS NC
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Giving Nature a Hand
Season 4 Episode 4 | 27m 1sVideo has Closed Captions
To help restore the land, plant trees and build parks, President Franklin Roosevelt established the CCC or Civilian Conservation Corps. The men of the CCC were sometimes called the “Tree Army” and “Roosevelt’s Woodsmen.”In this episode of Exploring North Carolina, meet the men whose lives were changed forever by the CCC - men who gave nature a helping hand.
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