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

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55th Anniversary Celebration

Posted on June 29, 2024 by The Friends of the Florissant Fossil Beds, Inc.

You are cordially invited to attend the 55th Anniversary Banquet in celebration of the establishment of the Florissant Fossil Beds National Monument which is being sponsored by the Friends of Continue Reading →

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Save the Date – August 24

Posted on May 30, 2024 by The Friends of the Florissant Fossil Beds, Inc.
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Dark Skies Matter! – May 29th 5:30

Posted on May 14, 2024 by The Friends of the Florissant Fossil Beds, Inc.

Join us for a webinar focused on the importance of preserving Colorado’s Dark Night Skies in relation to the Florissant Fossil Beds National Monument (FLFO).  The rapid expansion of urban Continue Reading →

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Looking for Volunteers

Posted on May 7, 2024 by The Friends of the Florissant Fossil Beds, Inc.

Do you have passion for our National Parks and the desire to volunteer your expertise? The Friends of Florissant Fossil Beds National Monument are looking for an individual with bookkeeping/accounting Continue Reading →

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Cripple Creek Mining District

Posted on May 6, 2024 by The Friends of the Florissant Fossil Beds, Inc.

Tuesday May 14, 2024 at 7:00 pm Presented by Steven Wade VeatchThe Cripple Creek Mining District, in Colorado, was a significant gold mining area during the late 19th and early 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
  • 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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