Ya like fossils? Then mark your calendar for October 9 and head on over to Glen Canyon National Recreation Area (NRA) in Page, Arizona. The area, one of the best places in the nation to study fossils, is hosting the premier National Park Service (NPS) event for this year’s National Fossil Day.
The NPS National Fossil Festival will include free, fun, and informative activities throughout the day. Glen Canyon NRA rangers will be joined by fossil experts and enthusiasts hosting booths from Bryce Canyon National Park, Zion National Park, Petrified Forest National Park, Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument, St. George Dinosaur Discovery Site and Glen Canyon Conservancy.
Activities at the Carl Hayden Visitor Center will include booths with special paleontology information, and opportunities to complete a Junior Paleontologist booklet from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. NPS rangers will lead guided hikes to nearby dinosaur tracks from 4 p.m. to 5 p.m.
The day will culminate at 6:30 p.m. with a lecture at the Powell Museum (located at 6 North Lake Powell Blvd.) by Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Paleontologist Dr. Alan Titus, entitled “Rewriting the Family History of T-rex.”
“We are excited to host this year’s National Fossil Day event,” says Michelle Kerns, Superintendent of Glen Canyon National Recreation Area.
“We want to remind visitors how important it is to protect our park resources,” she continued. “If you are in an area where fossils may be present, please practice Leave No Trace principles. If you discover a fossil, we’d love to know about it. Please take a photo and note the location, leave it where you found it, and tell a ranger.”
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