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Smokey Bear turns 79 today

INDIANA - Smokey Bear, the iconic symbol of wildfire prevention, turns 79 years old today! Smokey was created during World War II to publicize the need to protect a critical resource: wood. Although the U.S. Forest Service had been fighting wildfires for many years, to educate the American publi . ....

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Maine Forest Ranger receives Silver Smokey Bear Award


Maine forest ranger receives nation’s highest award for wildfire prevention
At Tuesday s Silver Smokey Bear Award event, Gov. Mills also proclaimed April 18-24 as Wildfire Awareness Week in Maine
Author: Griffin Stockford (NEWS CENTER Maine)
Published: 7:47 PM EDT April 13, 2021
Updated: 7:48 PM EDT April 13, 2021
AUGUSTA, Maine At a Blaine House Ceremony Tuesday, Maine Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry (DACF) Commissioner Amanda Beal presented Maine Forest Service Ranger Specialist Kent Nelson with the Silver Smokey Bear Award, the highest national honor one can receive for outstanding work and significant program impact in wildfire prevention. 
Nelson is one of two people to earn this national recognition in 2021, according to the DACF. This is the first time since the 1990s that a Mainer has won the award. ....

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