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

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FLFO Visitor Center

Posted on April 2, 2025 by The Friends of the Florissant Fossil Beds, Inc.

Due to staffing levels, the Visitor Center of the Florissant Fossil Beds NM is closed on Mondays and Tuesdays. However, information/maps and the bathrooms are available in the foyer. We Continue Reading →

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Building Resilient Forests Seminar

Posted on February 22, 2025 by The Friends of the Florissant Fossil Beds, Inc.

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Great Backyard Bird Count

Posted on January 19, 2025 by The Friends of the Florissant Fossil Beds, Inc.
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THE GREAT BACKYARD BIRD COUNT – 2025

Posted on December 16, 2024 by The Friends of the Florissant Fossil Beds, Inc.

For the 10th year, the Friends of the Fossil Beds, will host the Great Backyard Bird Count at the Florissant Fossil Beds NM in Florissant, CO on Saturday, February 15th Continue Reading →

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Volunteer needed

Posted on November 12, 2024 by The Friends of the Florissant Fossil Beds, Inc.

Friends of the Florissant Fossil Beds, Inc is looking for assistance with financial recordkeeping on an ongoing basis. The position would require familiarity with Quickbooks and a willingness to work 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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