$860 raised
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At Florissant Fossil Beds National Monument, just an hour west of Colorado Springs, over 6,000 acres and 15 miles of trails invite people of all ages to pause, connect, and be transformed by the natural world.
With your support, more people can experience this wonder—not someday, but right now.
👉 You can make your generous monthly gift today to protect this treasure and open it to all who seek it.
Your generous donation today supports:
By setting up a monthly recurring donation today you become eligible
for an annual membership to the Friends of the Florissant Fossil Beds!
To join our membership go to our website: www.fossilbeds.org
The Friends of the Florissant Fossil Beds National Monument is a non-profit organization that helps support and promote a wide variety of park activities through fundraising, educational programs, friend raising, volunteerism and awareness building.
The Friends assist the National Park Service in protecting our national treasures for future generations.
We support the park with their interpretive, educational and scientific research activities. Activities include providing for the park's Junior Ranger program, educational field trips, seminars, community outreach programs and the Geo Scientist in Parks Intern Program. We support park environmental restoration endeavors and infrastructure projects.
The Friends of the Florissant Fossil Beds, Inc., is the organization that since 1987 has supported Colorado's own National Park Service site, the Florissant Fossil Beds National Monument. With views of Pikes Peak, it offers rich displays of Eocene fossils, massive petrified redwood stumps, and historical ranch buildings to explore. A diverse ecosystem, that changes with the seasons, provides potential glimpses of elk, antelope, bear, Abert squirrels, prairie dogs and mule deer.
Our 21st century forest has also been a living lab for research of wildflowers, birds, insects and climate for decades. It is located just an hour west of Colorado Springs in Florissant. The Friends have supported fossil research interns and K through 12 educational experiences in the classroom and onsite to connect students to our high montane ecosystem.
Our historical education programs teach about the Indigenous people, the early settlers and the impacts of our modern civilization on the environment.
The National Park Service budgets for interpretive staff, maintenance of park infrastructure, scientific research and educational displays. The Monument staff are interpreters and guardians of the fossil and wildlife resources. It is a family-friendly place for picnics and a site to learn more about the relationships of Indigenous people and modern settlers on this land.
The Friends’ financial support pays for trail maps, Jr. Ranger supplies, outreach materials and transportation for school districts, recreational programs like Art-in-the-Park and outdoor exploration. They purchase benches and maintenance materials for the trails. The Friends have even supported major infrastructure projects that were beyond the Park Service budget. The all-volunteer Friends of Florissant partner with the Colorado Springs Astronomical Society for Night Sky programs at the Monument, and the Lake George and Colorado Springs Gem and Mineral organizations for educational outreach programs around the state.
Since its inception, the Friends of Florissant have provided countless volunteer hours at the Monument, scholarships for advanced-degree research paleontologists, biologists and educators. Your support can continue this vital work, so many more children and adults can experience this local Colorado gem.
Ranger facilitated programs are provided for local child and teen summer campers, school groups from the greater local region, 4H participants and scouting groups. Interested adult organizations also attend topic specific educational programs offered by the Friends and the Monument.
Organization name
Friends of the Florissant Fossil Beds Inc
1987
Tax id (EIN)
84-1114146
Category
Education, Environment, Arts, Culture & Humanities, Recreation & Sports
Organization Size
Small Organization
Address
PO BOX 851CO, US