Posted in Lectures, Events, Education, Activities, For Kids, Partnerships on March 25th, 2008 No Comments »
by Sally McCracken Maertens, Friends Vice President
Hardly a day goes by that I don’t pick up a magazine, a newspaper, a professional journal, or a newsletter and see a reference to getting our kids outside again. So many of us “older fossils” were raised outdoors. It is sad to hear kids say that they would […]
Posted in Lectures, Paleontology, Research, Events, Ecology, Science on February 19th, 2008 No Comments »
The ancestors of these modern marine diatoms coexisted with the dinosaurs. Photo Credit: Dr. Neil Sullivan, University of Southern California/NOAA
University of Colorado at Boulder graduate student Mary Ellen Benson, M.S., gave a talk about her doctoral research at the University of Colorado Museum of Natural History (UCM) on February 7.
Benson’s talk, titled “Exceptional Diversity of […]
Posted in Seminars, Events, Education, Board Meetings, For Kids, Partnerships on February 13th, 2008 No Comments »
Lots of events for this spring and summer posted are to the calendar.
Highlights:
February 17 - “Fossils! Florissant’s Claim to Fame” Chautauqua sponsored by the Pikes Peak Historical Society
March 15 - Open House at Florissant Fossil Beds National Monument, with morning hike led by the Friends
April 25-28 - CAEE Teaching OUTSIDE the Box Conference
July 26 - […]
Posted in Events, Education, Friends, Partnerships, Bookstore on February 3rd, 2008 No Comments »
New Books at Monument Bookstore
The Rocky Mountain Nature Association (RMNA) is the concessionaire for the bookstore at Florissant Fossil Beds National Monument. People step in the front door of the visitor center many times just to buy books. The books and many other items are chosen carefully by Jo Beckwith, the manager for RMNA.
Jo wishes […]
Posted in Events, Activities, Conservation, Friends on October 15th, 2007 No Comments »
On August 20, the Friends of the Florissant Fossil Beds, Inc. celebrated 20 years of supporting Florissant Fossil Beds National Monument. The Friends are the only group to support a fossil park, and although our numbers are small, we have supported and accomplished many large projects over the last 20 years.
Exhibits of Friends history […]
The Friends of the Florissant Fossil Beds, Inc. is a nonprofit 501(c)(3) Friends of the Park group supporting Florissant Fossil Beds National Monument in its mission to protect and interpret the park's resources for future generations.
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