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Posted By The Friends of the Florissant Fossil Beds, Inc. on July 29, 2008
Artist’s reconstruction of the ancient Florissant forest by Rob Wood. NPS.
The July August issue of The Interpreter, a magazine for professional and volunteer interpretive educators, features as its cover story an article by Florissant Fossil Beds National Monument Volunteer Interpretive Specialist Heidi Bailey called “Are Your Stories Lost in Space? Interpret the Geography of a Place.”
In the article, Bailey uses Florissant as a vivid example of how telling the geographic as well as historical story of a place can enrich interpretation and engage visitors.
Bailey writes
Geography is about visualizing large spaces, getting acquainted with special places, and connecting to the Earth as a whole. The places and spaces around us are integral to our lives and should play a significant role in the stories we tell.
Bailey provides concrete activities that interpreters can use in their work. She can be contacted at hbailey@fossilbeds.org.
The Friends of the Florissant Fossil Beds, Inc. is a nonprofit 501(c)(3) Friends of the Park group supporting 
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