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Category Archives: Activities

Moving Day!

Posted on January 15, 2013 by The Friends of the Florissant Fossil Beds, Inc.

On Tuesday, December 18, 2012, the Florissant Fossil Beds NM staff, volunteers and Friends members helped to move everything from the temporary VC to the new building. New Friends’ President, Continue Reading →

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New (Old) Wagon Delivered on 12/12/12

Posted on December 23, 2012 by The Friends of the Florissant Fossil Beds, Inc.

A restored Freight wagon was located by Rick Wilson, Chief Ranger, Florissant Fossil Beds National Monument.  It is very similar to the Hornbek freight wagon in need of wheels at Continue Reading →

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GeoCorps America Program

Posted on October 5, 2011 by The Friends of the Florissant Fossil Beds, Inc.

Florissant Fossil Beds National Monument has hosted nearly 30 paleontology interns since 1997.  The Geological Society of America’s GeoCorps America Program usually recruits applicants for summer paleontology positions in addition 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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