CCC Marks 35 Years with Work Throughout the State

Instead, the CCC will mark the anniversary with shovels, chain saws and chippers.

The CCC’s motto is “hard work, low pay, miserable conditions … and more.” True to form, corpsmembers will find themselves commemorating the 35 years with more work throughout the state.

The program was created by Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. in 1976, during his first term. Modeled after the original 1930s Civilian Conservation Corps, Gov. Brown envisioned a “combination Jesuit seminary, Israeli kibbutz and Marine Corps boot camp.”