Saving Lives, Shaping the Land, Building Parks:
The CCC in the Southwest, 1933-1942
Symposium Agenda
Friday, May 30, 2008
7:30 – 5:00PM Pick up your registration packet in the Shrine of the Ages Building multi-purpose room.
8:00 – 1:30PM - Long Jim Canyon Hike
Join author Dave Lorenz and historian Bob Audretsch for a five mile long guided hike in Long Jim Canyon to examine a CCC tree tower and a large CCC catchment dam. Long Jim Canyon is a beautiful walk among mature ponderosa pines. Meet at the Shrine of the Ages building at 8:00 AM to carpool to the hike start. A shuttle van will be provided at the hike’s end to return drivers to the beginning. Bring a hat, lunch, day bag, and plenty of water. Limited to 30 participants.
10:00AM – 12:30PM - Museum Collection Tour
Grand Canyon National Park Museum Collection preserves over 800,000 objects of importance to researchers of the cultural and natural history of the Grand Canyon Region. From spit twig figurines to John Wesley Powell's watch, from prehistoric sloth dung to the hiking boots of famed hiker Harvey Butchart, you will have a behind the scenes tour of this important collection. Pick up your registration packet in the multi-purpose room of the Shrine of Ages Building on Friday, May 30. A map to the Museum Collection building will be included in your registration packet. Limited to 15 participants.
2:00 – 3:30PM - Museum Collection Tour
The same tour as described above for 10:00AM, but a later time to accommodate more participants. Pick up your registration packet in the multi-purpose room of the Shrine of Ages Building on Friday, May 30. A map to the Museum Collection building will be included in your registration packet. Limited to 15 participants.
3:30 – 5:00pm - Museum Collection Tour
The same tour as described above for 10:00AM, but a later time to accommodate more participants. Pick up your registration packet in the multi-purpose room of the Shrine of Ages Building on Friday, May 30. A map to the Museum Collection building will be included in your registration packet. Limited to 15 participants.
7:00 – 9:00PM – CCC Exhibit Opening
Join Grand Canyon National Park and Grand Canyon Association staff for the formal opening of the CCC exhibit downstairs at Kolb Studio. Refreshments will be served. Everyone is welcome.
Saturday, May 31, 2008
Symposium Presentations and Panels
7:30 – 6:00 Registration open, book sales by GCA
8:30 – 8:45 Acknowledgements & Introduction of Guests & Speakers Bob Audretsch
8:45 – 9:00 Welcome by Superintendent Steve Martin
9:00 – 10:00 Keynote Session: “Nature’s New Deal: The CCC and the Roots of the American Environmental Movement.” Neil M. Maher
10:00 – 10:15 Break, Book Sales
10:15 – 11:15 Session I “The CCC at the Canyon” Moderator: Mike Anderson
Pam Cox, “The CCC at Phantom Ranch: A Lasting Legacy.”
David Edward Lorenz, “The CCC and Grand Canyon’s Tree Towers.”
11:15 – 12:15 Session II “The Boys: CCC Alumni” Moderator: Richard Melzer
Panel of CCC enrollees sharing their experiences. There will be time for audience questions.
12:15 – 1:30 Lunch on your own (book sales by GCA)
1:30 – 2:30 Session III “The CCC Beyond the Canyon” Moderator: Peter Booth
John Paige, “The National Park Service and the CCC.”
Robin Pinto, “Chiricahua National Monument: Historic Designed Landscape and the CCC Legacy for Southern Arizona.”
J. J. Lamb, “Spelunking for the Corps: The CCC at Colossal Cave.”
2:30 – 3:30 Session IV “The CCC in the Forests” Moderator: Mike Anderson
Margaret Hangan, “The CCC and the U. S. Forest Service.”
Jane Jackson, “Flagstaff Camps of the CCC: Schultz Pass & Mt. Elden.”
3:30 – 3:45 Break
3:45 – 4:45 Session V “The CCC Among Different Peoples” Moderator: Peter Booth
Renee Kolvet, “A New Deal for Nevada Indians: The Indian Reorganization Act at Work.”
Richard Melzer, “The Social Impact of the CCC.”
4:45 – 5:30 Session VI “Preservation”
William Collins, “Saving New Deal Historic Sites: Perspective from the State Historic Preservation Office.”
5:30 – 5:45 Closing, Windup, Announcements, etc. Bob Audretsch
8:30 - 9:30PM - Evening Program
“Saving the Park and Saving the Boys; the CCC at Grand Canyon, 1933-1942” is the outdoor evening program by park ranger Bob Audretsch. Following the presentation, a panel of historians will answer audience questions. Program begins at 8:30 PM in Mather Amphitheater, a short walk from the Shrine of Ages building. Everyone is welcome.
