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Keep Montana Green

@KeepMTGreen

Since 1945, Keep Montana Green has been dedicated to the prevention and awareness of human-caused wildfires.

 Missoula, MT
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Smokey Bear@smokey_bear5 Apr 2021
It's official, wildfire prevention is cool 😎 (📷: littleshopofpins on IG)
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Wildfire history coming your way! In 1918, fire lookout towers began using table maps & the Osborne Fire Finder to locate fires. The Osborne Fire Finder, is a type of alidade used by fire lookouts to find a directional bearing to smoke to pinpoint a fire. #FirefightingResources
Photo of a lookout using an Osborne Fire Finder

ALT Photo of a lookout using an Osborne Fire Finder

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#TGIFriday - TODAY'S THE DAY! All submissions for the 60th annual #ArtContest are due. 🥳 Artwork from across #Montana has been rolling into our land offices all month, and we are so excited to begin judging. 🎉 Feature today: last year's statewide winner, Kolton Johnson! 👏
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Walker Lee took 1st place last year in the Computer Generated Division 💻 with this amazing submission. Want to support Montana's talented students in creating #wildfire prevention themed artwork?? 🎨 Donate here: keepmontanagreen.com/donate
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We were blow away by Kira Brousseau's artwork last year - 1st place in the Senior Division! 🏆 Can't wait to see what our talented artists produce this year ... only THREE MORE DAYS! 🕺🕺🕺 Check out more past winners here: keepmontanagreen.com/art-con….
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"Everyone plays a part in preventing a wildfire start." Wise words from the 2020 Junior Division winner, Emily Milligen. Support budding artists like Emily Millegen by donating to @KeepMTGreen TODAY!
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✨✨THIS IS THE WEEK we've all been waiting for!! ✨✨ Submissions for the 60th annual #ArtContest are due THIS FRIDAY. And for inspiration, we'll be bringing you past winners all week long. Here is last years winner from the #SpecialEducation Division, Tirzah McNiven!
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"It can take the land years to recover from a wildfire, and it might take that long for some people to as well." fr. @outsidemagazine Dec.'20 article focused on the #mentalhealth effects of #wildfires & shares data fr. Wildfires & Health study by @ucdavis bit.ly/3u24NEw
"There Hasn't Been One Day That I Haven't Thought About the Fire"

"There Hasn't Been One Day That I Haven't Thought About the Fire"

Across the West, fire season lasts longer and has become more intense than any time in history—tens of thousands of structures burn every year, and dozens of people die. But new research is highlig...

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It may be #PresidentsDay, but not everyone is taking the day off! Across the state, #Montana artists are working on their submissions to the 60th Annual #KeepMTGreen art contest. This year: new divisions, and DOUBLE the prize money!! 🤩🤤 keepmontanagreen.com/art-con…
One of our 2017 winners, Malia Matthews, wants you to think about the importance of #prevention measures: "one less spark, or one more wildfire?" 🔥 #KeepMTGreen #ArtContestFriday
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#ResearchThursday with @DanielJGorham fr. @disastersafety. Find out what it's like to intentionally set a house on fire in the name of #resilience & get the latest research & tips for making your home better protected in today's blog -> ow.ly/yfTV50DuwCg #wildfirerisk
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Montana's student artists are ON POINT when it comes to #KeepMTGreen #prevention 🔥 artwork. Get involved in the 60th Annual Art Contest TODAY - deadline is Feb 26. keepmontanagreen.com/art-con…
Though the @NFPA #communitypreparednessday isn't until May 1 we thought we'd share a past FAC Net blog post that's got 14 #wildfirepreparedness ideas you could start today. Check it out -> bit.ly/36DuZLg #wildfire #defensiblespace #starttoday
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"Men argue. Nature acts." -Voltaire #KeepMTGreen #LandscapeMonday
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It's #ArtContestFriday! Today we at @KeepMTGreen would like to celebrate one of our 2014 winners, Tiara Thompson - Great work Tiara!! Explore more of our past winners here: keepmontanagreen.com/art-con…
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Calling all #Montana artistes - The submission date for the #KeepMTGreen #artcontest is coming up fast (Feb 26th 😮!) Find contest rules here: keepmontanagreen.com/art-con…
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"If you truly love nature, you will find beauty everywhere" -Laura Ingalls Wilder #LandscapeMonday #KeepMTGreen
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Keep Montana beautiful, #KeepMTGreen. Another example of some amazing artwork from one of our 2015 winners, Savonnah Anderson. #ArtContestFriday
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What's that you say? .... Only **32 DAYS** 🤯 until the 60th annual #KeepMTGreen #artcontest ?!?!?! Time to get to work! Check out contest rules here: keepmontanagreen.com/art-con…
"In nature, nothing is perfect and everything is perfect. Trees can be contorted, bent in weird ways, and they're still beautiful." -Alice Walker #KeepMTGreen #LandscapeMonday
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