• CCC Camps and Improvements - Nicolet National Forest WI
    "The Civilian Conservation Corps played an important role in helping establish the Nicolet National Forest as a viable and productive area... CCC enrollees working on the Nicolet Forest performed many duties, including forest fire control, tree planting, road construction, recreation area construction and maintenance, installation of telephone lines, fish and wildlife habitat improvement, timber stand improvement and surveying. Much of the work done by the CCC is still evident today. Many roads, recreation areas, ranger stations, the Trees for Tomorrow training center and countless timber plantations exist because of the corpsmen's hard work. At the peak of the CCC program, the Nicolet...