Florissant diatoms in the news

The Friends of the Florissant Fossil Beds, Inc. | May 14, 2009

University of Colorado at Boulder doctoral candidate Mary Ellen Benson’s research is in the news at Boulder’s Nanomaterials Characterization Facility. Diatoms may someday play a role in microelectronics and other nanotechnological devices by growing nano-scale structures. The trick is getting the diatoms, a type of microscopic algae, to build the right structures. Read more about [...]

Redwoods in Colorado?

The Friends of the Florissant Fossil Beds, Inc. | July 29, 2008

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.”

Florissant Fossil Beds National Monument launches oral history project

The Friends of the Florissant Fossil Beds, Inc. | February 15, 2008

Florissant Fossil Beds National Monument is beginning a long term oral history project. The project will use nearly $800.00 of professional audio recording equipment purchased by the Friends of the Florissant Fossils Beds. The goal of this project is to record the stories related to the different aspects of the Monument’s history, which may include [...]

Park obtains matching funds for Petrified Forest wayside exhibits

The Friends of the Florissant Fossil Beds, Inc. | October 6, 2007

The Petrified Forest Loop winds through this mountain meadow, past several petrified redwood stumps, the Scudder Pit Interpretive Site, and a great view of the Hornbek Homestead and Crystal Peak.This summer Florissant Fossil Beds National Monument obtained matching federal funds for a fund established by Dr. Hugo G. Rodeck, former director of the University of [...]

New exhibits featured in Harper’s Ferry Center newsletter

The Friends of the Florissant Fossil Beds, Inc. | September 28, 2007

This month you can read all about how Florissant Fossil Beds National Monument’s new exhibits were designed and produced in the free Harper’s Ferry Center (HFC) newsletter, HFC on Media. HFC provides exhibit design services and other interpretive support to units throughout the National Park Service. They are currently involved in design for a new [...]