Alaska’s cruise industry came to a grinding halt due to the COVID-19 pandemic, leading to the loss of many seasonal jobs. So Juneau voted to use federal CARES Act funds to create a Depression-era style Conservation Corps.
As Adelyn Baxter of KTOO reports, the corps is making bike trails and improving hiking trail access, which puts some people back to work.
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