The Friends of the Florissant Fossil Beds, Inc.

The last of the new Visitor Center exhibits at Florissant Fossil Beds National Monument have been installed. They include a diagram of a stratigraphic column showing the different types of rocks in the park, touchable samples of rock and fossil wood, and an changing board showcasing currently research at the park and partnership projects […]

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 […]

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 - […]

Last summer, teacher Greg Spalding led the effort to revise Florissant Fossil Beds National Monument’s Junior Ranger Program. Spalding received a Junior Ranger Ambassador grant, and after a week of training in Washington, D.C., he worked with Lead Interpretive Ranger Jeff Wolin to redesign the park’s Junior Ranger activity book.
Spalding also organized the Monument’s first […]

This summer, Florissant Fossil Beds National Monument will hold Junior Ranger Day on July 21. Kids can come learn about fossils, geology, animals, and wildflowers with the rangers! All ages welcome. The park’s Junior Ranger Program is now free.