Smokey Bear Historical Park

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Capitan, New Mexico - Smokey Bear Historical Park. Smokey Bear became a symbol of the Forest Service's fire prevention efforts after he was found, badly burned, after a forest fire in the nearby Capitan Mountains in 1950.

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Size: 5616px × 3744px
Location: Capitan, New Mexico USA
Photo credit: © Jim West / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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