PKPR placed an op-ed in The Hill by Pacific Forest Trust’s Laurie Wayburn marking Smokey Bear’s 80th anniversary with a critical examination of how his famous anti-wildfire message has backfired. The piece explains how decades of fire suppression have left forests dangerously overgrown, making the case for increased prescribed burns as an essential tool for preventing catastrophic wildfires and building more resilient landscapes.
PFT in The Hill
