• Cat Canyon Tree Planting - Nye County NV
    The Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) conducted afforestation and reforestation efforts in what were then known as "North Cat, Middle Cat, and South Cat" canyons, believed to be located on what is now restricted property in southern Nevada. The efforts were taken in part for erosion control.
  • Ione Summit Road - Nye County NV
    The Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) developed a road "over Ione Summit" in Nye County, Nevada, ca. 1937. The road is likely Nevada State Route 844.
  • Sunnyside CCC Camp - Nye County NV - Nye County NV
    "The Division of Grazing (Grazing Service as of 1939) operated the greatest number of CCC programs in the state. There were several reasons for this. First of all, Nevada has the largest public domain (nonallocated federal acreage) of any of the forty-eight states. With little trouble, Nevada's elected officials and stockmen easily persuaded national CCC officials to approve requests for several new grazing camps, notwithstanding national CCC program budget cuts. Second, following passage of the Taylor Grazing Act of 1934, a large workforce was needed to implement its ambitious provisions. Even with CCC assistance, the amount of work needing to...