National Fossil Day Celebrated In National Parks Next Week
Fossils large and small will be the stars of the National Park System next week when National Fossil Day is celebrated on Wednesday.
- By NPT Staff - October 10th, 2014 3:20am
John Day Fossil Beds National Monument
Exploring The Parks: Fossil Butte National Monument In Windswept Wyoming
Many national parks preserve aspects of the past, and in the case of Fossil Butte National Monument, that past goes back 55 million years ago, a time when the landscape of western Wyoming was very different from the windswept plains we see today.
- By Kurt Repanshek - August 6th, 2014 2:30am
How To Boost Kids' Science Aptitude? Encourage A National Park Service Career
Earlier this month you no doubt heard that America's 15-year-olds' science scores, when compared to those of their peers in other countries, were just average. How might they be improved? Well, if your daughter or son enjoy visiting national parks, nudge them in the direction of a career as a scientist working in the parks.
- By Kurt Repanshek - December 18th, 2013 4:45am
Exploring John Day Fossil Beds National Monument
Hidden within the sagebrush covered hills and badlands of eastern Oregon is evidence of past worlds covered by ancient forests and inhabited by strange looking beasts.
- By NPT Staff - June 20th, 2013 3:03am
Earliest North American Beaver Thought To Have Sharpened Teeth Near Site Of Today's John Day Fossil Beds National Monument
It might not look so good to a beaver these days, but once upon a time the landscape in and around John Day Fossil Beds National Monument kept beavers happy.
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