Maryland

Since 1890, the Tournament of Roses Parade has produced America’s New Year Celebration, bringing the traditions of the Rose Parade and Rose Bowl Game to Pasadena and the world for nearly 130 years. This year, Smokey and his friends at the National Association of State Foresters, the U.S. Forest Service, and the Ad Council will…

(Social-Media-Based Series of Events, Available Nationally) The Smokey Bear Birthday Banner Challenge is a nationwide, social-media-based project aimed at getting as many people as possible across the country to hold up or pose with a banner (supplied by the challenge organizer) wishing Smokey Bear a Happy 75th Birthday. All the photos submitted for the SBBBC…

To celebrate Smokey Bear's 75th birthday, the Mid-Atlantic Fire Compact is hiding 75 geocaches across the seven Mid-Atlantic states: Virginia, Maryland, West Virginia, New Jersey, Delaware, Pennsylvania, and Ohio. Special rewards will go to those who (1) are the first to find each geocache, (2) find all the geocaches in a given state, and (3)…

Collector Rick Gibson will take us on a historical journey from the origins of the campaign to stop forest fires through the life and artists of Smokey Bear using selections from his own collection and from the Smithsonian’s National Postal Museum. Explore the power of positive propaganda art as we discover why the campaign was…

Collector Rick Gibson will lead this session of the Delaplaine's Art at Noon series to take us on a historical journey from the origins of the campaign to stop forest fires through the life and artists of Smokey Bear. Gibson will use selections from his own collection and from the Smithsonian's National Postal Museum. Explore…

Stop in between 11:00am and 4:00 pm, August 9 - 11, to meet your favorite forest fire fighter, sing happy birthday, and have some cake after learning about fire safety and ways to carefully cook outside.

Learn about fire safety, take a picture with Smokey, and enjoy a slice of birthday cake!

(Video Curriculum Available Nationally) The Smokey Bear LIVE video will be released October 6, 2019 and broadcast on November 7, 2019 in Capitan, New Mexico.

(Nationally Televised Event) The celebration of Smokey’s legacy will continues with the debut of his new character balloon in the 93rd annual Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade®. On Thursday, November 28, more than 3.5 million spectators and more than 50 million viewers nationwide will witness America’s national champion of wildfire prevention fly through the streets of…