“Smokey Bear spoke of forest fires until 2001 when his motto became ‘Only you can prevent’ these; humans cause most”) and, a few years ago, a collaboration with NASA to send a plush doll ...

The iconic Smokey Bear is the symbol of the longest-running ... a blog and a mobile app. In 2012 a plush toy version of Smokey traveled aboard the Soyuz spacecraft with astronaut Joe Acaba and ...

On May 14, Smokey went where no bear had gone before. NASA astronaut Joe Acaba and the Expedition 31 crew chose a plush Smokey doll to be the team’s launch mascot, celebrating their trip to the ...

You may like Plush polar bear with penguin art floats ... Acaba's choice of mascot — Smokey Bear — drew questions in Russia but was very recognizable back in the United States.

Smokey Bear was born on Aug. 9, 1944, as the fictional face of forest fire prevention. It’s the longest running and most successful advertising campaign in American history, according to the U.S ...

Smokey Bear, one of the most recognizable figures in advertising history, turned 80 last week. From member station KNAU in Flagstaff, Ariz., Melissa Sevigny traces the campaign's history and ...

CAPITAN, N.M. — There will be 75 candles on his birthday cake and Smokey Bear still hopes none of them start a forest fire. The icon of the longest-running public service campaign in the U.S. is ...

The Smokey Bear balloon, something that the state’s Department of Natural Resources is sponsoring, travels around the United States. It is aimed at promoting fire safety, which, is top of mind ...

From his humble beginnings as a fictional character to his transformation into a real-life survivor and national icon, Smokey Bear has become one of the most recognizable figures in American history.

Throughout the past 70 years, there's been one person, or bear rather, who has been responsible for educating the world about the dangers of forest fires. Smokey the Bear, the beloved spokesperson ...