Tag: florissant fossil beds national monument
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The story of Charlotte Hill, a Colorado homesteader who collected ‘staggering’ amount of fossil specimens
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Shuffling through specimens of shale pressed with prehistoric organisms, paleontologist Herbert Meyer kept coming across a familiar name. It’s 2009, and Meyer had just completed a database for the petrified pieces found at the Florissant Fossil Beds National Monument. In documenting these fossils, dating back…
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The story of Charlotte Hill, a Colorado homesteader who collected ‘staggering’ amount of fossil specimens
Numerous fossils collected by Charlotte Hill in Florissant are preserved in the Smithsonian’s Museum of Natural History, and at Harvard and Yale universities.
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Happy Trails: A step back in time on the Petrified Forest loop west of Colorado Springs
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save We recently recognized Florissant Fossil Beds National Monument’s 50-year anniversary with a story looking back at the colorful series of events that led to its designation by President Richard Nixon. Conservationist Estella B. Leopold provides a dramatic account in the book, “Saved in Time.” At…
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Colorado Springs area outdoor events starting July 2
ALMANAC Cycling ONGOING Colorado Springs Cycling Club — For all ages and abilities; bikesprings.org. Pizzeria Rustica Cycling Club — 2 p.m. second Sundays, Pizzeria Rustica, 2527 W. Colorado Ave.; pizzeriarustica.com. Hiking ONGOING Garden of the Gods Visitor and Nature Center — 1805 N. 30th St., free; 219-0104. • Get Fit in the Garden Wellness Walk,…
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Colorado Springs area outdoor events starting July 2
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save ALMANAC Cycling ONGOING Colorado Springs Cycling Club — For all ages and abilities; bikesprings.org. Pizzeria Rustica Cycling Club — 2 p.m. second Sundays, Pizzeria Rustica, 2527 W. Colorado Ave.; pizzeriarustica.com. Hiking ONGOING Garden of the…