“The Birth of Big Bend National Park.”

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This could be a good ranger program.

one-man play entitled “The Birth of Big Bend National Park.” Trent’s play required him to act in several different roles: a rancher, a state representative, a Civilian Conservation Corps worker and President Franklin D. Roosevelt. Each character explained what he needed from the land that became Big Bend National Park, revealing conflict and compromise in the process. A highlight of Trent’s research was interviewing nine former Civilian Conservation Corps workers at the 75th CCC reunion held at Bastrop State Park in March.