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Cottonwood Canyon Tree Planting – Hawthorne NV

Project type: Flood and Erosion Control, Infrastructure and Utilities
Agency: Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC), Work Relief Programs
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Description

The Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) conducted afforestation and reforestation efforts in what was then known as upper Cottonwood Canyon, near Hawthorne, Nevada. The efforts were taken in part for erosion control.

Source notes

Renee Corona Kolvet and Victoria Ford, The Civilian Conservation Corps in Nevada: From Boys to Men  (page 111)

Project originally submitted by Evan Kalish on January 14, 2015.

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Location Info

Cottonwood Canyon
Hawthorne, NV

Location notes: Approximate location

Coordinates: 38.506, -118.823

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