Friends announce partnership with Peruvian conservation group

The Friends of the Florissant Fossil Beds, Inc. | November 25, 2007

At the 20th Anniversary Celebration in August, the Friends announced a new partnership with the Asociación de la Preservación y Defensa de los Restos Paleontológicos del Distrito de Sexi (Association for Preservation and Defense of the Paleontological Remains of the District of Sexi; SEXI). SEXI is a grassroots organization devoted to protecting and developing for [...]

Culturally Modified Trees: Legacy of the Ute Tribes

The Friends of the Florissant Fossil Beds, Inc. | August 18, 2007

Today these centuries-old trees, known as culturally modified or peeled trees, mark the presence of Ute Indians who once lived in the Pikes Peak region.