Day Trips: Texas State Parks
Celebrating 100 years of Texas parks and the contributions of Civilian Conservation Corps
"...The Civilian Conservation Corps built the foundation of the Texas parks..."
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Jan. 6, 2023 Column by Gerald E. McLeod
'Nothing Is Done Alone' Extended Interview
The TxCC and their role in Bastrop's recovery after the fires
"...In late October, I visited the HQ of Texas Conservation Corps at American YouthWorks, here in Austin. I wanted..."
Dec. 2, 2013 Chronolog Post by Kate X Messer
Growing Program Creates Green Jobs, Maintains Underserved Parks
Building a sustainable future
"...Montopolis Neighborhood Park in East Austin. A seven-member Austin Civilian Conservation Corps crew is here to remove an invasive..."
March 25, 2022 News Feature by Hannah Uebele
Day Trips: Tyler State Park, Tyler
Appreciating the handiwork of Depression-era park built by CCC
"...spring-fed stream cascades over the rocks stacked by the Civilian Conservation Corps deep in the forested hills of the..."
March 18, 2022 Column by Gerald E. McLeod
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The Davy Crockett National Forest is a cathedral of towering pine trees bordered by flowering dogwoods and stately oaks
"...grass or trees. It wasn't until after 1914 that conservationists, some owners, and the state Legislature began reining in..."
April 2, 2010 Column by Gerald E. McLeod
Day Trips: Abilene State Park, Tuscola
An unexpected wooded oasis in the West Texas bushland
"...dam was donated in 1933. Two companies of the Civilian Conservation Corps, one a group of African American veterans,..."
Sept. 29, 2023 Column by Gerald E. McLeod
Day Trips: El Camino Real Visitor Center, Goliad
Cottage museum tells a different part of the history of Goliad
"...keeper's cottage was the first building constructed when the Civilian Conservation Corps arrived in 1936 to reconstruct Mission Espíritu..."
Aug. 25, 2023 Column by Gerald E. McLeod
Day Trips: Kerrville-Schriener Park, Kerrville
Former state park offers scenic camping and nature exploration on the Guadalupe
"...area was developed as a state park by the Civilian Conservation Corps in 1937 and was transferred to the..."
July 15, 2022 Column by Gerald E. McLeod
Public Notice: Working Hard for the Money
City offers temp jobs and green job training … and lifeguarding
"...depicting the experiences of 11 participants in the Austin Civilian Conservation Corps, a program created by City Council to..."
May 13, 2022 News Column by Nick Barbaro
Day Trips: Sitting Bull Falls, New Mexico
Hidden recreation area in the mountains
"...for orchards and cattle grazing. In the 1930s, the Civilian Conservation Corps built the 30-mile, two-lane road from the..."
Sept. 20, 2019 Column by Gerald E. McLeod
Day Trips: Lockhart State Park Golf Course
Playing the nine-hole course is cheaper than a pound of Lockhart's famous barbecue
"...of the woods west of town in 1938. The Civilian Conservation Corps built most of the park's structures, including..."
Sept. 9, 2016 Column by Gerald E. McLeod
Day Trips: W.G. Jones State Forest
Environmental study area provides habitat for endangered species and a walk on the wild side
"...at first. During the Great Depression, crews from the Civilian Conservation Corps replanted native pines, which explains the forest's..."
April 22, 2016 Column by Gerald E. McLeod
Fire
Ignite this summer with fireworks, camp fire, and more.
"...and local volunteers, the historic cabins built by the Civilian Conservation Corps during the Depression era remain at the..."
May 25, 2012 Features Feature by Raven Hinojosa
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Daingerfield State Park is a jewel hidden in the Piney Woods of Northeast Texas
"...We can thank the Civilian Conservation Corps for much of the park's beauty. The..."
Dec. 23, 2011 Column by Gerald E. McLeod
The Hightower Report
Reactivating the CCC for National Recovery; and Pothole Advertising
"...It's a grassroots proposal to reactivate the enormously successful Civilian Conservation Corps that Roosevelt launched in the Great Depression...."
April 17, 2009 News Column by Jim Hightower
Day Trips
Brazos Bend State Park and Palmetto State Park are
unique among the hundreds of wildlife refuges in
Texas
"...and dense forest might have been lost had the Civilian Conservation Corps not installed a well to provide supplementary..."
Dec. 24, 2004 Column by Gerald E. McLeod
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Abilene State Park is an oasis in the parched, red-dirt prairie
"...unemployed men to work building public facilities with the Civilian Conservation Corps. One of the first projects in Texas..."
Sept. 3, 2004 Column by Gerald E. McLeod
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Against the odds, Palo Duro Canyon became a major jewel in the state parks system.
"...Like the cavalry, President Franklin D. Roosevelt's Civilian Conservation Corps came to the rescue of the park..."
Nov. 28, 2003 Column by Gerald E. McLeod
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"...Between 1935 and 1939, the Civilian Conservation Corps carved the roads, built buildings, and, with..."
May 9, 2003 Column by Gerald E. McLeod
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Fort Griffin once served as a lonely military outpost on the Texas frontier.
"...building were built of stone. During the Thirties, the Civilian Conservation Corps rebuilt several of the structures as silent..."
Jan. 18, 2002 Column by Gerald E. McLeod
Natural State
San Antonio-based Presidian wants to enter into public private partnerships with Texas Parks and Wildlife Department
"...state lands does not sit well with everybody. The conservation community across Texas, and especially in Austin -- headquarters..."
Aug. 4, 2000 News Feature by Dan Oko
Day Trips
Possum Kingdom State Park is one of the most popular boating and fishing spots in North Texas
"...also owns Lake Granbury and Lake Limestone. The U.S. Corps of Engineers supplies the authority with water from nine..."
Sept. 25, 2009 Column by Gerald E. McLeod
Day Trips
Not all day trips should be within a day's drive of your
couch
"...severe flooding. President Franklin Roosevelt sent companies of the Civilian Conservation Corps, the same federal relief project that built..."
July 30, 2004 Column by Gerald E. McLeod
Three Canyons
The Southwest Edge of Texas Hill Country -- Home to Lost Maples and Garner State Park -- Is Rich in Both Beauty and History
"...symbiotically, by means of the mission/ presidio system. The civilian officeholders would authorize missions in areas that looked good..."
May 18, 2001 Features Feature by Brant Bingamon
Day Trips
There is an immense, hairy creature lurking in the woods outside of the
small Texas town of Hamilton, and no, it's not your brother-in-law.
"...raids plagued settlers into the late 1800s. When the Civilian Conservation Corps tried to establish a work camp in..."
Oct. 29, 1999 Column by Gerald E. McLeod
Day Trips & Beyond: January Events Roundup
Nature, history, and more to explore in 2023
"...State-sponsored conservation efforts began in 1895 with the Fish and Oyster..."
Jan. 4, 2023 Travel Post by Gerald E. McLeod
Day Trips & Beyond: Texas Springs Under Threat
Visit these five watering holes while you can
"...says. “The city has tried repeatedly to get a conservation district approved by the Legislature, but has been repeatedly..."
April 20, 2017 Travel Post by Gerald E. McLeod
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"...crop, recreational uses, experiments with land management, and watershed conservation...."
Dec. 27, 1996 Column by Gerald E. McLeod
Day Trips & Beyond: June Events Roundup
Balmorhea, Big Bend, Boquillas, Bois d'Arc, and blueberries
"...share of troubles the last few years. The spring-fed Civilian Conservation Corps-built pool closed in 2018 because of structural..."
May 31, 2024 Travel Post by Gerald E. McLeod
Day Trips: Mother Neff State Park, Moody
Texas’ first state park is still going strong after nearly 90 years
"...The Civilian Conservation Corps constructed the basic infrastructure of the park..."
