widely considered to be one of the best animal illustrators in history. The Forest Service commissioned Staehle to make the first Smokey poster. Was there ever a real Smokey Bear? Kind of.

Iconic messengers have proven to be effective communicators. For more than 80 years, Smokey the Bear' has persuasively led public information campaigns in support of fire safety. To build and ...

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 ...