in Cape May. It will travel northward, stopping in five locations for week-long stays. The canvases displayed on easels include some original work for the classic fire prevention posters issued by the U.S. Forest Service over the last eight decades.
The exhibit’s last stop will be the New Jersey State House in Trenton in mid-August. Before then, it will visit the New York City metropolitan area from July 25 - Aug. 6 at Jersey City’s Liberty State Park.passed an act to remove Smokey Bear from public domain and put him under the control of the Secretary of Agriculture. This move allowed the use of royalties and fees to be used for wildfire prevention education.
“We throw a birthday party every year for Smokey Bear, and hundreds of people come out for Smokey,” Love said. “He captures children’s imagination without scaring them.” Painting of Smokey Bear holding a cub and a shovel in a burned down forest. One side shows another cub holding onto Smokey's leg and on the other side is a deer. In front of Smokey is a burned sign that reads "Prevent Forest and Brush Fires".