Smokey is not a mascot of the National Park Service, but the Forest Service, which is under the Department of Agriculture (national forests are a “crop”).

National Park Service is under the Department of Interior.

Get your federal agencies straight!

You aren’t actually supposed to prevent forest fires though, hence why Canada switched the bear for this twink:

But really, who needs trees? They just provide oxygen, clean the air, enrich the soil, prevent soil erosion, help save energy, help prevent water pollution, provide places for animals to live, provide shelter from the sun, help with drought mediation, capture rain water, make areas cooler during the summer, and help with climate.

But other than that, what do we even need them for?

They didn’t actually, did they?

Just rake the leaves /s

They’ll soon just be a collection of oil wells, shopping centers, and expensive apartments.

I can’t help but think they really are going to be severely defunded. Musky can only see value in police/military.

Just rake the forest.

Even if you love oil extortionists and their bribes, global warming denial includes not funding adaptation/protections from its effects. In the case of forest fires, it is also a major source of additional CO2 emissions. Trees/land globally are counted on to suck up 14 gt of CO2 per year, if they don’t burn, and have enough water to live. In 2023, net co2 absorbtion was only 0.5 gt. 1/10th usual amount with “usual fires”. 2024 had big fires in Amazon.

The cheapest non-energy-related global warming mitigation is forest management and fire containment.

Qu’est-ce que c’est que ce kebab derrière l’ours ?