By Jeff Ellentuck
During the dog days of July, you may have noticed a crew of 15-20 year olds in yellow helmets toiling on our trails in the 90+ degree heat. These young men and women were volunteers who were sent by the Student Conservation Association (the “SCA”) to Roosevelt and other towns to work on trails, and work they did. They cleared, rerouted and rebuilt our trails. They built beautiful bridges/walkways across rough and wet patches of trails and even created a scenic overlook.
The SCA was formed in the late 1950s and was modeled on the 1930s Civilian Conservation Corps (the “CCC”). The CCC and its ‘sister’ organizations, the Works Progress Administration (the “WPA”), and the National Recovery Administration (the “NRA”) were major parts of President Roosevelt’s New Deal designed to provide jobs and to relieve families during the Great Depression. As you know, it was the New Deal organizations that built Roosevelt and from which we derive the emblem of our town, the NRA eagle.
It is fitting that on the 80th Anniversary of the founding of the Borough of Roosevelt volunteers from an organization modeled on a New Deal program came to work in the Borough. We thank them for their service and for the beautiful trail improvements they have left for us.
During the dog days of July, you may have noticed a crew of 15-20 year olds in yellow helmets toiling on our trails in the 90+ degree heat. These young men and women were volunteers who were sent by the Student Conservation Association (the “SCA”) to Roosevelt and other towns to work on trails, and work they did. They cleared, rerouted and rebuilt our trails. They built beautiful bridges/walkways across rough and wet patches of trails and even created a scenic overlook.
The SCA was formed in the late 1950s and was modeled on the 1930s Civilian Conservation Corps (the “CCC”). The CCC and its ‘sister’ organizations, the Works Progress Administration (the “WPA”), and the National Recovery Administration (the “NRA”) were major parts of President Roosevelt’s New Deal designed to provide jobs and to relieve families during the Great Depression. As you know, it was the New Deal organizations that built Roosevelt and from which we derive the emblem of our town, the NRA eagle.
It is fitting that on the 80th Anniversary of the founding of the Borough of Roosevelt volunteers from an organization modeled on a New Deal program came to work in the Borough. We thank them for their service and for the beautiful trail improvements they have left for us.