It's not a secret that man hasn't always been a good steward of the land. Too many times we have looked at the earth’s resources as inexhaustible. Forestry, farming, and industrial practices sometimes left the land scarred. And these scars were never deeper than during the Great Depression.
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.
