Press Release "Smokey to Receive Honey Tree on August 9"

Summary

This press release from the National Zoological Park on August 6, 1984, announces that Smokey II will received a gift of a honey tree in his enclosure on August 9, 1984, for the fortieth anniversary of the Smokey Bear forest fire prevention campaign initiated by the U.S. Forest Service in 1944. The tree is modeled to look like a 14 foot high weathered beech and will have openings where keepers can randomly hide honey and fresh fruit treats to enrich his days and encourage him to be more active and entertaining to visitors. The honey tree was funded by the Cooperative Fire Prevention Program of the U.S. Forest Service.

Subject

• Smithsonian Institution and United States Department of Agriculture, Forest Service
• United States Dept. of Agriculture Forest Service

Category

Historic Images of the Smithsonian

Contained within

Smithsonian Institution Archives, Accession 03-028, Box 1, Folder 37

Contact information

Institutional History Division, Smithsonian Archives, 600 Maryland Avenue, SW, Washington, D.C. 20024-2520, SIHistory@si.edu

Date

August 6, 1984

Restrictions & Rights

No restrictions

Topic

• Press releases
• Anniversaries
• Zoo exhibits
• Zoos
• Forest fire prevention
• Publicity
• Exhibitions
• Smokey Bear
• Advertising
• Bears
• Nature conservation
• Advertising--Forest fire prevention

Place

• United States
• Washington
• DC

Form/Genre

• Paper
• Document

ID Number

SIA2019-000002

Physical description

Number of Images: 2; Color: Color; Size: 9.233w x 11.665h; Type of Image: Document; Medium: Paper

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