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Ronald Reagan Presidential Library
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This is a PDF of a folder from our textual collections.
Collection: Correspondence, White House Office of:
Records, 1981-1989
Folder Title: Smokey Bear Week
Box: 76 (1984)
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Last Updated: 05/2023
THE OF OF SLATES. THE UNITED
SEAL
Smokey Bear Week, 1984
By the President of the United States of America
A Proclamation
Our forests and grasslands constitute a major renewable natural resource of
the Nation. As such, they must be carefully nurtured and protected if we are to
pass on their precious legacy of use and enjoyment to future generations of
Americans.
The importance of forests and grasslands to the stability of our environment in
terms of air quality, water, wildlife, range, timber, and recreation is beyond
calculation. Furthermore, the list of products from these lands that enhance
our lives is extensive.
We are especially fortunate that as usage of our forests and rangelands has
doubled over the past four decades, the number of acres damaged by wildfires
has been reduced by half. This important development is due to increased
public awareness of the dangers of fire, prompted in great measure by the
untiring fire prevention efforts of Smokey Bear and his ever-present reminder,
"Only you can prevent forest fires."
This year marks the fortieth anniversary of the introduction of Smokey Bear
into the Cooperative Fire Protection Campaign conducted by the United States
Department of Agriculture Forest Service, the Advertising Council, and the
National Association of State Foresters. On this occasion, it is appropriate to
acknowledge the success of this unique public service campaign to promote
public concern for prevention of forest fires and wise stewardship of our
forests.
The Congress, by Senate Joint Resolution 273, has designated the week of
October 7, 1984, through October 13, 1984, as "Smokey Bear Week" and has
authorized and requested the President to issue an appropriate proclamation.
NOW, THEREFORE, I, RONALD REAGAN, President of the United States of
America, do hereby proclaim October 7, 1984, through October 13, 1984, as
Smokey Bear Week, and I call upon all Americans to celebrate this week with
appropriate ceremonies.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this 11th day of
October, in the year of our Lord nineteen hundred and eighty-four, and of the
Independence of the United States of America the two hundred and ninth.
Ronald Reagon