CCC Remembrance Day Event at Mount Tamalpais
California State Parks honored Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) enrollees at a 75th Anniversary ceremony at Mount Tamalpais State Park on April 12, 2008. Along with honoring former CCC members, there was a presentation of a CCC Proclamation from Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger. In attendance were former members of the CCC from the 1930s: Robert Griffiths, Arnold Blumhardt, and Herbert Perry. Read Marin Independent Journal Article on April 12th Event
The ceremony included:
Paul Romero, California State Parks, Chief Deputy Director
Gray Brechin, PhD., California Living New Deal Project scholar and writer
Brian O’Neill, General Superintendent, Golden Gate National Recreation Area
Jimmy Camp, California Conservation Corps’ Communications Director
Dave Gould, State Parks, Marin District Superintendent
Marin District Superintendent Dave Gould served as Master of Ceremonies
CCC Alumnus Herbert Perry
CCC Alumnus Herbert Perry, State Parks Deputy Director Paul Romero, CCC Alumnus Arnold Blumhardt,
and Gray Brechin, writer and scholar of the California Living New Deal Project
California State Parks staff at CCC Remembrance Day Event
Brian O'Neill, Superintendent of the Golden Gate National Recreation Area
Gray Brechin, writer and scholar of California Living New Deal Project
CCC Alumnus Bob Griffiths
All Photos Courtesy of Marc Holmes, photos owned by California Department of Parks and Recreation.