HUDSON — The Texas A&M Forest Service celebrated Smokey Bear’s 80th birthday Wednesday. The event featured a special tribute for Case Shockley, a senior at Lufkin High School and an Eagle Scout who ...

IIIF provides researchers rich metadata and media viewing options for comparison of works across cultural heritage collections. Visit the IIIF page to learn more. A black and white cartoon print of ...

Comic book publisher Dren Productions has secured a license, in partnership with the US Forest Service, to produce all-ages comic books featuring Smokey Bear, which is apparently an American icon and ...

Smokey Bear, the Forest Service mascot famous for his catchphrase "Only you can prevent wildfires," turned 75 years old Friday. The character was first unveiled on August 9, 1944, by the U.S. Forest ...

First things first. Smokey Bear’s middle name is not “the.” “The origin of the ‘the’ is somebody made a fun little song about Smokey and, to make the cadence of the song work, they threw in the lyric ...

USA, — The nation's most beloved wildfire prevention ambassador is celebrating another milestone birthday. Smokey Bear, the iconic figure who has taught Americans about fire safety for more than eight ...

Smokey Bear tells us “only you can prevent wildfires.” That has been Smokey’s simple message since 1944, but nevertheless he has been long associated with the policy of immediately suppressing all ...

The Trump Administration is proposing to consolidate wildfire fighting forces from across the federal government into a single agency. President Donald Trump’s 2026 budget proposal outlines plans to ...