WHAT'S IN A NAME: Most people know the finger-pointing fire-safety fanatic as Smokey THE Bear, but in fact there is no "the" in the original name. In 1952, Steve Nelson and Jack Rollins wrote a ...

WHAT'S IN A NAME: Most people know the finger-pointing fire-safety fanatic as Smokey THE Bear, but in fact there is no "the" in the original name. In 1952, Steve Nelson and Jack Rollins wrote a ...

WHAT'S IN A NAME: Most people know the finger-pointing fire-safety fanatic as Smokey THE Bear, but in fact there is no "the" in the original name. In 1952, Steve Nelson and Jack Rollins wrote a ...

But today, Smokey needs to do more than point an index finger and scold the public. He needs to educate. Smokey Bear has to talk about the difference between human- and lightning-caused fires.

Smokey is the hat-wearing, denim clad spokesanimal for our nation’s woodlands; the sometimes cheerful, sometimes serious looking bear who’s been saying since 1944, sometimes with a furry finger ...

On Friday, the legendary mascot of the U.S. Forest Service officially turns 75 years old — though you’d never guess his age from that bear-y ... at one point in time Smokey even had his ...

Smokey the bear being given a fire helmet ... I chose to write the novel from the bear’s point of view (but in the third person), in my respect for the wild animal’s intelligence and my ...

When I wrote last month that Smokey Bear and his “only you can prevent ... “My hope is that this is a starting-off point for a larger campaign,” Schlickman said. She’s a worthy messenger.

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Smokey Bear is turning 70 on Saturday — but don't bring any candles to the party, please. As the friendly, huggable bear with the brimmed hat and shovel enters his golden ...