Peeling Back The Bark
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Growing a Tree Army: Historic Photos of Michigan’s USFS Nurseries
By Eben Lehman on November 6, 2013A significant amount of Michigan’s public forests today owe their existence to the work of the Civilian Conservation Corps during the 1930s. Known as “Roosevelt’s Tree Army,” CCC enrollees played a crucial role in reforestation efforts throughout the country during the Great Depression, and nowhere was the impact of their work more significant than in…