What better month than May, National Preservation Month, to look also at the state parks buildings that were built by the Civilian Conservation Corps boys. We as citizens who still enjoy the labors of those men and those buildings should take the time to thank a living CCC man and remember those men who are not with us to benefit from their labors.Most of those buildings have outlived the men who built them. The cost of going to the state parks is still very small, if not free. Without the labors of our fathers, brothers, uncles and grandfathers, where would we go to swim, have picnics and reunions and just enjoy a spring day and all the rest of the seasons?
Early conservation efforts are still visible through the historical buildings at the state parks and natural resources preservation, including farming and other conservation/land methods. I invite all who are interested in Iowa's state parks to join the efforts of our CCC chapter in obtaining a CCC worker's statue for Lacey Keosauqua State Park and becoming a part of the preservation of the park buildings we so enjoy.
- Sharon Ewing, president, Iowa Hawkeye Chapter, CCC Legacy, New London
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