Betty White is well-known for both her acting skills and her love of animals. The 88-yr-old actress was honored for that love of animals when the U.S. Forest Service presented her with the title Nov. 9. During a ceremony held at the Kennedy Center in Washington D.C., White was given a U.S. Forest Ranger badge, Stetson hat, and a toy Smokey Bear. The real Smokey Bear turned up to give his support and the two shared a bear hug during the event. Afterwards, she told reporters she always wanted to be a forest ranger, but the job wasn’t open to women. The Forest Service started in 1905, but didn’t have very many women on the staff. Even today, only 38 percent of the U.S. Forest Service workforce is female. White said she plans to use the honorary title to help promote the Forest Service and the work it does to preserve and protect wildlife and plant life...more
She actually should help all the widows who get their grazing permit cut by Smokey.
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