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Category Archives: Activities

Aspen Leaf Hike for 4th Graders & Family

Posted on September 4, 2015 by The Friends of the Florissant Fossil Beds, Inc.

On Sunday, September 13, Florissant Fossil Beds National Monument will host a special aspen leaf hike for fourth graders and their families. As part of the nation-wide, Every Kid in Continue Reading →

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Night Sky Programs in September

Posted on August 30, 2015 by The Friends of the Florissant Fossil Beds, Inc.

This September, Florissant Fossil Beds National Monument will offer two Night Sky Programs, one of which is a specail Eclipse-Watching event for a Total Lunar Eclipse.  Both offer the opportunity Continue Reading →

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Free Admission and Special Programs

Posted on August 23, 2015 by The Friends of the Florissant Fossil Beds, Inc.

The National Park Service is turning 99 years old on August 25 and Florissant Fossil Beds National Monument wants to give you a present – free admission! Come to the Continue Reading →

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2015 Summer Seminars – A Great Summer Full of Learning and Fun

Posted on August 21, 2015 by The Friends of the Florissant Fossil Beds, Inc.

This summers’ Friends’ seminars were truly fun for all for the participants and those who hosted. The 8 seminars touched on natural resources, paleo, geo, archaeology, storytelling, geography and technology Continue Reading →

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Night Sky & Meteor-Watching Programs

Posted on April 4, 2015 by The Friends of the Florissant Fossil Beds, Inc.

Florissant Fossil Beds National Monument to Host Night Sky and Meteor-Watching Programs April 11 and 22 Florissant Fossil Beds National Monument will offer two Night Sky Programs, one of which 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

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  • 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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