Prescott National Forest

Smokey Bear turns 80 today. He’s one of the most iconic figures in advertising history, conjuring images of America’s national forests and the message, “Only YOU can prevent wildfires." Some call him timeless. Others wonder if his message is dangerously out of date.

A traveling exhibit of historic paintings of Smokey Bear is on display at the Sharlot Hall Museum in Prescott through Friday.

Officials with the Prescott National Forest are requesting public comments about a plan to clean up a 15-acre abandoned mine site near Crown King.

Prescott National Forest officials are asking visitors to avoid traveling on wet and snowy roads as last week’s storm has created hazardous driving conditions and made some of the routes impassable.

Prescott National Forest officials say the sites have been occupied annually by peregrines for years. The closure gives the birds a chance to raise their young undisturbed.

Fire crews on the Prescott National Forest have limited the spread of a more than 50-acre wildfire about seven miles west of Prescott.

Firefighters responded to two separate wildfires in two days on the Prescott National Forest.

Sarah Clawson has been named as the new supervisor of the Prescott National Forest.

Managers on the Prescott National Forest plan to conduct multiple prescribed burns this week on the Chino Valley Ranger District.

The U.S. Forest Service continues to explore whether to grant added protections to nearly 40 miles of the Upper Verde River in central Arizona.