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In the News (Sun 20 Dec 09)

  
  SmokeyBearPark
Completed in 1979, the Park was established to honor Capitan's favorite son Smokey, the little bear cub that was found with burned paws after a 17,000 acre forest fire in 1950 on the Capitan Mountains near Capitan, New Mexico.
After living in the National Zoo in Washington D.C. for 26 years, Smokey passed away and was returned to the Village of Capitan to be buried at what is now the Smokey Bear Historical Park.
The Smokey Bear Historical Park is located on highway 380 (better known as 118 Smokey Bear Blvd.) in the heart of the Village of Capitan and is open everyday of the year except Thanksgiving, Christmas, and New Years day.
www.emnrd.state.nm.us /FD/SmokeyBear/SmokeyBearPark.htm   (245 words)

  
  Smokey Bear - Encyclopedia, History, Geography and Biography
Smokey's real-life counterpart was a fl bear cub who in the spring of 1950 was caught in the Capitan Gap fire, a wildfire in the Capitan Mountains of New Mexico.
Smokey is typically depicted as a bear in a biped humanoid form wearing blue jeans and a flatbrimmed campaign hat.
Smokey the Bear Sutra, a 1969 poem by Gary Snyder which presents environmental concerns in the form of a Buddhist sutra, and depicts Smokey as the reincarnation of the Great Sun Buddha.
www.arikah.com /encyclopedia/Smokey_Bear   (882 words)

  
 Archives - Peddling Smokey the Bear   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Smokey's push for a Washington comeback has spanned the presidencies of two Bush's and a Clinton, with the unveiling planned for early August.
In 1950, a bear cub rescued from a fire near Capitan, N.M., was named Smokey Bear after the character originated in the 1940s by Albert Staehle for the War Advertising Council and the Forest Service.
That Smokey died in 1976 and was buried at Smokey Bear State Historical Park in Capitan.
loper.org /~george/archives/2001/Jun/086.html   (413 words)

  
 Smokey Bear : A Legend is Made
He was to become the heart and soul of a campaign that had begun almost a decade earlier: Smokey Bear, one of the most recognized symbols in America.
Smokey adjusted to residing in the Rock Creek Zoological Garden in Washington D.C. He was an overnight sensation, and thousands of adults and children visited him.
Smokey's birthday is celebrated every Fourth of July with the Smokey Bear Stampede which includes a fun run, parade, barbecue, western dance and a rodeo.
www.epcc.edu /ftp/Homes/monicaw/borderlands/13_Smokey_Bear.htm   (968 words)

  
 Ad Council : Forest Fire Prevention - Smokey Bear (1944-Present)
Smokey Bear became popular and, in 1952, Steve Nelson and Jack Rollins wrote a song with the same name that would cause a debate among Smokey enthusiasts for the next several decades.
Smokey Bear quickly drew enough public recognition to attract commercial interest and in 1952, an Act of Congress passed to take Smokey out of the public domain and place him under the control of the Secretary of Agriculture.
In April 2001, the Ad Council updated Smokey's message to address the increasing number of wildfires nationwide, changing the slogan to "Only You Can Prevent Wildfires." The Smokey Bear wildfire prevention message is as vital today as ever before.
www.adcouncil.org /default.aspx?id=129   (382 words)

  
 History of Smokey Bear
Smokey Bear, the guardian of our forests, has been a part of the American scene for so many years it is hard for us to remember when he first appeared.
Smokey Bear is much more than a make-believe paper image; he exists as an actual symbol of forest fire prevention.
There are children and adults who need to hear and learn about Smokey Bear and his forest fire prevention message and there are still people who need to be continually reminded of the need to prevent forest fires.
www.dcnr.state.pa.us /forestry/ffp/history.aspx   (633 words)

  
 Smokey Bear Museum, Historical Park and Grave in Capitan, New Mexico
However, in 1950 a real baby bear became the live “Smokey” when he was rescued from certain death by firefighters in a devastating blaze in New Mexico's Lincoln National Forest.
Smokey was then moved to Washington, DC, where he took up residence at the National Zoo, becoming so popular that he soon had his own zip code.
Nearby, the Smokey Bear Historical Park was established in 1979, to commemorate the dead cub.
www.legendsofamerica.com /NM-SmokeyBear.html   (765 words)

  
  Smokey Bear: A 55 Year Career
His art appeared in the 1945 campaign, and the advertising symbol was given the name "Smokey Bear." The bear was named "Smokey" after "Smokey" Joe Martin, who was Assistant Chief of the New York City Fire Department from 1919 to 1930.
Because this bear survived a terrible forest fire and won the love and imagination of the American public, many people mistakenly believe the cub was the original Smokey Bear, but in reality he did not come along until the advertising symbol was almost six years old.
For more than 15 years, the adopted Smokey carried on as the living symbol, but in 1990, when the second Smokey Bear died, the living symbol was laid to rest.
www.firefightercentral.com /history/smokey_bear_a_55_year_career.htm   (779 words)

  
 Southern New Mexico Travel and Tourism Information: The True Story of Smokey Bear
Bell later kept Smokey in his home where, it is said, he was a "mite domineering" with the other family pets and also somewhat of a ham.
Smokey was now in his permanent home at the National Zoo, where millions visited and marveled at his story.
New Mexico adopted the fl bear as the state animal, and on its golden anniversary in 1962, a female bear named Goldie from the Lincoln National Forest was sent to the Washington Zoo.
www.southernnewmexico.com /Articles/Southeast/Lincoln/Capitan/SmokeyBear.html   (805 words)

  
 Smokey Bear
Smokey Bear lives in posters, billboards, stuffed toys, and a ton of fire-prevention information, as well as in the hearts of American schoolchildren.
The bear was named for "Smokey" Joe Martin, the former assistant chief of the New York City Fire Department.
In 1984 Smokey was honored with a postage stamp that pictured a baby bear hanging onto a burned tree.
www.factmonster.com /spot/smokeybear.html   (348 words)

  
 Smokey teh Bear - Uncyclopedia, the content-free encyclopedia
Smokey teh Bear is a one of the key architects of today's interactive media landscape.
She is easily aggravated, often due to confusion with her adopted brother Smokey the Bear.
Smokey teh Bear suffers not only confusion but frequent quote misattribution to her anti-forest fire spokesman brother Smokey the Bear.
uncyclopedia.org /wiki/Smokey_teh_Bear   (222 words)

  
 Smokey the Bear Sutra by Gary Snyder
A handsome smokey-colored brown bear standing on his hind legs, showing that he is aroused and watchful.
Bearing in his right paw the Shovel that digs to the truth beneath appearances; cuts the roots of useless attachments, and flings damp sand on the fires of greed and war;
Smokey the Bear will Illuminate those who would help him; but for those who would hinder or slander him...
www.sacred-texts.com /bud/bear.htm   (617 words)

  
 NJDEP-SEEDS-Smokey Bear Forest Fire Prevention Program
Smokey Bear literature, which may accompany the Smokey Bear appearance or can be used alone, is also available through the Bureau of Forest Fire Management.
Smokey Bear can visit classrooms/organizations to present programs, or teachers can use materials to prepare their own presentation.
Age appropriate Smokey Bear memorabilia, such as Smokey Bear flying disks or coloring books, is usually given to children at the conclusion of the presentation.
www.state.nj.us /dep/seeds/smokey.htm   (142 words)

  
 Smokey Bear Motel - Capitan, NM
Smokey Bear Motel and Restaurant is a landmark in Capitan, New Mexico.
Located directly in the beautiful heart of historical Lincoln County, it is the origional birthplace as well as burial place of Smokey Bear.
The Smokey Bear Motel and Restaurant is an excellent choice to begin and end your fantastic journey into the past and present of this exciting area of New Mexico.
www.smokeybearmotel.com   (338 words)

  
 Smokey Bear. Roadside Pet Cemetery
When the cub healed, he was rechristened Smokey Bear, and he came to personify the advertising character created during World War II to dissuade campers from carelessly destroying the war effort's lumber supply.
Smokey moved to Washington, DC, and took up residence at the National Zoo alongside fellow celebrity, Ham, the Astrochimp.
Smokey died during the Bicentennial year, and was taken home and buried in the Capitan, NM, National Forest.
www.roadsideamerica.com /pet/smokey.html   (279 words)

  
 Beans Around The World - Smokey Bear Historical Park - Capitan, New Mexico
As those of you who ever went to summer camp must remember, Smokey was the little North American Black Bear cub that was found clinging to a tree in the nearby Capitan Mountains with his poor little paws burned after a 17,000 acre forest fire in 1950.
Smokey became a national symbol for fire prevention, and the now famous bear lived comfortably for the next 26 years in the National Zoo in Washington D.C. The beans were always fond of Smokey, because take our word for it -- there are few smells worse in this world worse than burned beans.
Anyway, the Smokey Bear Historical Park opened in 1979, and is home to an outdoor amphitheater, a visitors center, playground, picnic area, and other safe 'n sane family fun that doesn't involve the use of incinerary agents, fireworks, Molotov cocktails, and/or a flamethrower.
www.beans-around-the-world.com /batg-smokey.html   (484 words)

  
 ONLY YOU CAN PREVENT WILDFIRES. - Smokey's Vault
Created in 1944, the Smokey Bear campaign is the longest running public service campaign in US History.
Smokey's forest fire prevention message remained unchanged for 50 years until April 2001, when the Ad Council updated his message to address the increasing number of wildfires in the nation's wildlands.
As one of the world's most recognizable fictional characters, Smokey's image is protected by US Federal Law and is administered by the USDA Forest Service, the National Association of State Foresters and the Ad Council.
www.smokeybear.com /vault   (132 words)

  
 Smokey the Bear Tin Signs   (Site not responding. Last check: )
he animated Smokey the Bear depicted in well known advertisements came about because of a young bear cub rescued from a forest fire.
Smokey has come to symbolize care for our forests, along with fire awareness and safety.
Smokey the Bear tin sign measures 11.5" W x 16" H
www.almostantiques.net /smokey_the_bear.html   (65 words)

  
 Smokey
Smokey Bear has been around for many years because preventing forest fires, as Martha Bear would say, is a better thing for all of us.
The 300 pound Smokey Bear we recognize these days, dressed in dungarees, a brass buckled belt, a ranger's hat, and carrying a shovel is based on an event from May 1950.
The original Smokey Bear died in 1976 at the age of 26 and is buried in the same area he was born, Capitan National Forest.
www.greenlightwrite.com /smokeybear.htm   (819 words)

  
 Veterinarian Honored for Treating Smokey the Bear
Fifty years ago this year, a very young bear cub was found clinging to a tree surrounded by fire and smoke during a forest fire in New Mexico.
When the bear recovered, he was taken care of by a forest ranger, but always remembered Dr. Smith, and would run to greet him when the cub came back for a visit.
Smokey Bear eventually took up residence at the National Zoo in Washington DC., where he lived to the ripe age of 26 years.
www.peteducation.com /article.cfm?cls=0&cat=1275&articleid=1255   (215 words)

  
 Smokey The Bear - Wikiality, the Truthiness Encyclopedia for Colbert's Heroes
Smokey The Bear is not a proper mascot or icon for fire prevention.
Oh sure, the Forest Service claims to have deprogrammed him from his rampaging, murderous instincts, but in reality, this 'harmless' jeans-wearing ursine has been burying the mutilated carcasses of his victims with the shovel he is so often pictured with.
The Colbert Report broke the story that 'Smokey' is implicated with current Sneak Attacks on Nature, most likely the Southern Californian forest fires.
www.wikiality.com /Smokey_The_Bear   (212 words)

  
 Yosemite News - YosemiteNews.net
This bear was to be fl or brown and his expression intelligent, appealing, and slightly quizzical.
The earliest pictures of Smokey Bear varied in appearance form year to year, but his confident, friendly manner and the good sense of his fire prevention message were always there.
His remains were returned to Capitan and rest beneath a stone marker in Smokey Bear State Park.
www.yosemitenews.net /smokey_bear.html   (977 words)

  
 Smokey The Bear bobblehead   (Site not responding. Last check: )
During one of the lulls in firefighting, a report of a lonely bear cub who had been seen wandering near the fireline was reported.
Several soldiers were caught directly in the path of the fire storm, barely escaping by laying face down on a rockslide for over an hour until the fire had burned past them.
The go-ahead was given to send the bear to Washington, DC, where he found a home at the National Zoo, becoming the living symbol of Smokey Bear.
www.fadtoys.com /bobbleheads/smokey-the-bear-bobblehead.shtml   (420 words)

  
 Village of Capitan, New Mexico
Milton Bradley's Smokey Bear game, Smokey canteens, books, hats, dolls, watches, pens, scarves, rulers, and Viewmaster reels are piled beside Smokey mugs, patches, ranger station banks, shovels, Junior Forest Ranger badges, magic slates, ashtrays, coins, stamps, comics and sweatshirts.
A view of the front door of the Museum, notice the bear cub in the tree at the left.
Kevin Wolff, a Capitan woodworker, built the replica of the young Smokey in 1980 to replace a wooden one destroyed in a windstorm.
www.zianet.com /village/museum/museum.html   (369 words)

  
 Smokey Bear - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Smokey Bear appeared in the last theatrical Walt Disney cartoon produced by the Disney animated short subjects department.
The cartoon featured Smokey Bear (voiced by Jackson Weaver) spoofing the limited-animation technique used in the "Only You" television spots.
One notable 1973 ad featured actress Joanna Cassidy delivering a fire prevention message, but was revealed at the end to be Smokey Bear in disguise, saying, "If you knew it was me, would you have listened?" This ad was updated in 1981.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Smokey_the_Bear   (932 words)

  
 Smokey the Bear has a birthday
The "bear in the big hat carrying the shovel" character is a very visible part of the Wildfire Prevention campaign, created in 1944 and described as the longest-running public service campaign in U.S. history.
No one figure is as recognized for his contribution in preventing wildfires as Smokey the Bear.
For 60 years Smokey’s message "has resonated with adults and children, reminding us that we each play a vital role in preventing wildfires," according to forest service officials.
www.theacorn.com /news/2004/0819/Family/078.html   (136 words)

  
 The Ballad of Smokey the Bear (1966) (TV)
This purports to be the story of Smokey the Bear when he was still a young cub, before he became the U.S. Forestry Service's fire-prevention mascot.
Several animals tell Smokey that the fires were started by an intruder in the forest: a strange and ugly beast with an unpleasant odour.
Smokey finds the footprints of the fire-making animal; as soon as I saw these footprints in close-up, I knew which species the intruder would turn out to be.
www.imdb.com /title/tt0331187   (789 words)

  
 Smokey The Bear
The front of this olive green juniors tissue tee shows Smokey Bear in front of the forest and reads "Come on baby, don't light my fire" in green.
Title: Smokey the BearYear: 1960Size and Orientation: 11" x 17" PortraitState-of-the art DIGITAL presses print eye popping quality!Stains and tears on the original posters have been removed so the posters look as sharp and true as the originals seen in theaters.
Some call the Campaign Hat the "Smokey The Bear Hat" or the "Forest Ranger Hat", others the "Drill Instructor Hat".
www.beargiftsplus.com /smokey-the-bear.htm   (198 words)

  
 Smokey Bear
Although for over half a century (60 years in 2004) Smokey Bear has cautioned America to be careful with fire while enjoying the forest, the idea of preventing carelessly caused wildfire came long before his time.
Since 1944, Smokey Bear has been working to remind Americans of the importance of outdoor fire safety and wildfire prevention.
Bear Den - good information on bears, and some fun games.
www.dof.virginia.gov /fire/smokey-bear.shtml   (983 words)

  
 Smokey Bear License Plates
You may choose to support the Ohio Department of Natural Resources by purchasing the Smokey Bear license plates.
Fifteen dollars of the total plate cost is distributed to the Ohio Department of Natural Resources to promote forest fire prevention and education efforts together with an increase in public awareness concerning combating wildfires in the state of Ohio.
Smokey Bear license plates may be issued to any Ohio resident.
bmv.ohio.gov /vehicle_registration/smokey_bear.htm   (301 words)

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