![]() ![]() But clearly, there is plenty of work to be done and too many young people without jobs or prospects who are available to do it.” He writes: “How much would all this cost? That depends on the scope of our ambitions. ![]() ![]() In fact, he gives that question extremely short shrift, as though it doesn’t really matter. How much does O’Mara project this public works will cost? He doesn’t say. His plan is modeled on FDR’s Civilian Conservation Corps, which was established in 1933 and which hired young men to plant billions of trees, build hundreds of parks and wildlife refuges, and complete miles of trails and roads. Drawing on President Franklin Roosevelt’s New Deal during the Great Depression, he wants the federal government to implement a big hiring program. It’s set forth in an article today published by the New York Times. Collin O’Mara, president and CEO of the National Wildlife Federation and a former participant in the AmericaCorps VISTA program, has a plan to restore America. ![]()
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