getting to know you..... Give me ONE ........

[Chad]

Originally Posted by ksrainbow

I was a employee of the United States of America Department of the Interior Youth Conservation Corp the summer of 1974...

1974 was a fun time . What did you do in that organization? Any park work or environmental work?

[Orema]

I was kicked out of a home for unwed mothers as a teenager for looking at the other girls too hard. They were looking at me "hard" too, but I didn't complain.

[Orema]

I love apples.

[girl_dee]

Orema thats crazy!


i was sent to a girls home when i was a teenager, but the nuns weren't ready for me just yet. i actually loved the structure and would have stayed if allowed to. My parents thought it would scare me, but it was more sane and quiet than being at home.

[Orema]

Originally Posted by girl_dee

Orema thats crazy!

i was sent to a girls home when i was a teenager, but the nuns weren't ready for me just yet. i actually loved the structure and would have stayed if allowed to. My parents thought it would scare me, but it was more sane and quiet than being at home.

It was insane and surreal and I hated it. One half was living quarters and the other half was the hospital. And we weren't allowed to see the hospital until we went into labor. So much secretcy. So unhealthy...

My dad (my hero) came to pick me up when they gave me my walking papers. He said something like "they said you were looking at the girls" and I told him they were looking at me too. We went to have shrimp and strawberries (my cravings at the time) and never discussed it again.

[ksrainbow]

Originally Posted by Chad

1974 was a fun time . What did you do in that organization? Any park work or environmental work?

There were 16 of us from all over the state of Kansas. Our main objective was at 3 state lakes. We built shelters, cleared trails and beaches as well as maintenance of the dams (at that time these lakes were man-made specifically for irrigation of crops).

We conducted wildlife counts on the kangaroo rat, the golden eagle and the intrusion of evasive fish. Reestablished the trout and large mouth bass at the local fishery. We were paid a stipend of $30 a week, lived in the university dorm, wore khaki shirts with jeans and boots all military and required hard hats. We also earned 6 hours of college credit.

Sorry for the long answer-thanks for asking.

Ks-

[Chad]

Originally Posted by ksrainbow

There were 16 of us from all over the state of Kansas. Our main objective was at 3 state lakes. We built shelters, cleared trails and beaches as well as maintenance of the dams (at that time these lakes were man-made specifically for irrigation of crops).

We conducted wildlife counts on the kangaroo rat, the golden eagle and the intrusion of evasive fish. Reestablished the trout and large mouth bass at the local fishery. We were paid a stipend of $30 a week, lived in the university dorm, wore khaki shirts with jeans and boots all military and required hard hats. We also earned 6 hours of college credit.

Sorry for the long answer-thanks for asking.

Ks-

Outstanding!
That sounds very similar to the CCC and I was hoping that it was.

I hope that you had lots of fun and made wonderful memories.

Thank you for your civil service.

Chad

[ksrainbow]

Originally Posted by Chad

Outstanding!
That sounds very similar to the CCC and I was hoping that it was.

I hope that you had lots of fun and made wonderful memories.

Thank you for your civil service.

Chad

https://www.nps.gov/subjects/youthprograms/ycc.htm

They have changed their attire...but the logo and yellow hard hat are the same...I still have mine

[Chad]

Originally Posted by ksrainbow

https://www.nps.gov/subjects/youthprograms/ycc.htm

They have changed their attire...but the logo and yellow hard hat are the same...I still have mine

Awesome, thank you.

I worked in civil service during college. A different branch but it was a wonderful experience. I worked on behalf of endangered species. That worked out well for me because I spent the next 20 plus years of my career working on behalf of endangered species.

Lovely experiences.
Chad