GEORGE BUSH LIBRARY AWARDED SMOKEY BEAR BRONZE AWARD

  

George H. W. Bush Presidential Library and Museum honored with Bronze Smokey Bear Award during the Southern Group of State Foresters annual meeting in Rogers, Arkansas.

Throughout 2015, the Bush Library and Museum hosted the exhibit “History in the Making: Texas A&M Forest Service.” The exhibit was a six-month tribute to the state forestry agency’s past, present and future. Woven throughout was a prominent wildfire prevention message.

“It was an important story for us to share with our visitors,” said Warren Finch, Director of the Bush Library and Museum. “In the state of Texas, forest management is vital to the preservation of the state’s natural resources and wildlife. Part of this management is the control of wildfires that can destroy thousands of acres of forest, such as the Lost Pines Forest near Bastrop.”

More than 100,000 people visited the exhibit and attended associated events throughout the year, including the Fire Prevention and Safety Family Festival, the children’s summer camps and the evening lecture series. Smokey attended each regularly-scheduled holiday celebration that year and his wildfire prevention message was integrated into the museum’s public outreach programs.

The George H. W. Bush Presidential Library and Museum was one of five national Smokey Bear Award winners this year. For more information and to see a list of all the award recipients, please visit www.smokeybear.com/awards.