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Category Archives: Activities

March Activities at Florissant Fossil Beds

Posted on March 10, 2017 by The Friends of the Florissant Fossil Beds, Inc.

Friday, March 24, Night Sky Program, 7:30 PM – 9:30 PM. Join park staff and members of the Colorado Springs Astronomical Society to gaze at the dark skies above Florissant Continue Reading →

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February at the Monument

Posted on February 6, 2017 by The Friends of the Florissant Fossil Beds, Inc.

Florissant Fossil Beds Invites You to Celebrate Your Heart and Your Loved Ones this February Saturday, February 18, Great Backyard Bird Count The Friends of Florissant Fossil Beds along with Continue Reading →

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Great Backyard Bird Count

Posted on January 10, 2017 by The Friends of the Florissant Fossil Beds, Inc.

The Friends of the Florissant Fossil Beds will sponsor the  5th Annual Great Backyard Bird Count at the Florissant Fossil Beds NM on Saturday, February 18th from 9 AM to Continue Reading →

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Tabeguache Ute Indians Storytelling Presentation

Posted on July 21, 2016 by The Friends of the Florissant Fossil Beds, Inc.

The Pikes Peak Historical Society and Florissant Fossil Beds National Monument invite you to celebrate the annual return of the Tabeguache Ute Indians to their ancestral land as they present Continue Reading →

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Plein Air Paint Your Park & Art Sale

Posted on July 21, 2016 by The Friends of the Florissant Fossil Beds, Inc.

Fee Free AUGUST 27-28, 2016 Plein Air Paint Your Park Festival & Art Sale: Celebrate the extraordinary beauty of the Florissant Fossil Beds and its historical structures, as seen through 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
  • Catamount Institute
  • Coalition for the Upper South Platte
  • Colorado Alliance for Environmental Education
  • Colorado College
  • Colorado Springs Mineralogical Society
  • Lake George Gem & Mineral Club
  • National Scenic Byways Program
  • Newmont Mining
  • Pikes Peak Historical Society
  • Rocky Mountain Conservancy
  • University of Colorado Museum

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