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Seminar 8/8/2020 at 10 AM

Posted on August 5, 2020 by The Friends of the Florissant Fossil Beds, Inc.

Title: “Celebrating the Bicentennial of the Long Expedition Exploring the Front Range. 1820”Description: From Pittsburgh to the Rocky Mountains and back, Major Stephen Long’s U.S. Government expedition traveled by boat, Continue Reading →

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Fossil Beds to Increase Access

Posted on June 5, 2020 by The Friends of the Florissant Fossil Beds, Inc.

Florissant Fossil Beds is Beginning to Increase Recreational Access to the Main Parking Lot and Associated Outdoor Exhibits and Self-guided Trails.Florissant, CO – Following guidance from the White House, Centers Continue Reading →

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Giving Tuesday Now

Posted on April 17, 2020 by The Friends of the Florissant Fossil Beds, Inc.

Help support the Friends of Florissant Fossil Beds and your local park by giving now..

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Modified Operations at FLFO 3/27/2020

Posted on March 27, 2020 by The Friends of the Florissant Fossil Beds, Inc.

Florissant, CO–Florissant Fossil Beds National Monument, in response to guidance from the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment,is announcing additional modifications to operations to support federal, state, and local Continue Reading →

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Modified Operations at Florissant Fossil Beds National Monument

Posted on March 18, 2020 by The Friends of the Florissant Fossil Beds, Inc.

Florissant Fossil Beds National Monument is announcing modifications to operations to implement the latest guidance from the White House, Centers for Disease Control & prevention (CDC), and local and state Continue Reading →

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Piedra Chamana Petrified Forest

The Piedra Chamana Petrified Forest in Sexi, Peru preserves a diverse assemblage of 39-million-year-old woods and leaves from the middle Eocene period. Visit the website here

National Park Service

  • Florissant Fossil Beds National Monument
  • Florissant Fossil Beds Webcam
  • Harper's Ferry Center

Partners

  • Aiken Audubon Society
  • Coalition for the Upper South Platte
  • Colorado Alliance for Environmental Education
  • Colorado College
  • Colorado Springs Astronomical Society
  • Colorado Springs Mineralogical Society
  • Lake George Gem & Mineral Club
  • National Scenic Byways Program
  • Pikes Peak Historical Society
  • Rocky Mountain Conservancy
  • University of Colorado Museum

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