The Friends of the Florissant Fossil Beds

A nonprofit Friends of the Park group supporting Florissant Fossil Beds National Monument

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50th Anniversary Celebration at FLFO

August 17, 2019 @ 10:00 am - 1:00 pm
  • « History and Culture Open House
  • Coffee & Cake with a Park Ranger »

There will be a ceremony with keynote speakers and panel guests including scientists, people who lived here, people who fought to make it a Monument, and people who worked here.  Enjoy refreshments and community.

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Details

  • Date: August 17, 2019
  • Time:
    10:00 am - 1:00 pm

Organizer

  • Florissant Fossil Beds National Monument
  • Phone (719) 748-3253
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Venue

  • Florissant Fossil Beds National Monument
  • Florissant Fossil Beds National Monument, CO United States + Google Map
  • « History and Culture Open House
  • Coffee & Cake with a Park Ranger »

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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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