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Smokey Bear 80th Birthday
August 9 @ 10:00 am - 3:00 pm
Join us for Smokey the Bear’s 80th Birthday Bash!
Come celebrate Smokey Bear’s 80th birthday, Friday, August 9th, 10 am to 3pm at Columbia Gorge Discovery Center, 5000 Discovery Drive, The Dalles, Oregon. All are welcome, and admission for the birthday party is free.
We’ll have a variety of fun activities, including story time with Forest Service rangers, fire engines spraying hoses, scavenger hunts, a bear education station, the chance to hug Smokey, and more. Enjoy cool, refreshing slices of watermelon throughout the party, and don’t miss the cake-cutting at noon, with cake for everyone to enjoy!
The Smokey Bear we all know and love got his start in 1944 as part of an advertising campaign to empower people to be active participants in preventing forest fires. In 1950, a real black bear cub, orphaned by a forest fire in New Mexico, was adopted as the first living representation of Smokey and lived a long life at the National Zoo. Over the years, Smokey and his slogan, “Only you can prevent forest fires,” have become national icons. After all of that hard work, it’s time to party!
Join us to celebrate Smokey and everything he’s done over the past eight decades to teach folks about wildfire prevention. This event is the perfect family outing for a summer day, offering educational fun to and tasty treats. We look forward to seeing you there!