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  1. This week’s Triassic Trivia Clue #2: she would become an important botanist at Berkeley… 21 minutes ago via web
  2. Check out our June creative challege at our Facebook wall: facebook.com/PetrifiedFores… 26 minutes ago via web
  3. Are you all ready for the next creative challenge tomorrow? (hl) about 22 hours ago via web
  4. Wildflower Watch: Mirabilis multiflora Colorado four o’ clock, large four o’ clock twitter.com/PetrifiedNPS/s… 9:48 AM May 31st via web
  5. Wildflower Watch: Datura wrightii sacred thornapple, Indian-apple twitter.com/PetrifiedNPS/s… 9:46 AM May 31st via web
  6. 6/5: Watch Transit o'Venus @ PetrifiedForestNP! 3-7:30 pm Rngr Dan @ PaintedDesertVC-telescope 2 indirectly view passage o'Venus across sun! 9:38 AM May 31st via web
  7. TriassicTrivia Clue#1: this person discovered a phytosaur skull-little charred-now @ University o'California Museum o'Paleontology Berkeley 9:33 AM May 31st via web
  8. Another very windy day! Please be careful coming out to visit due to blowing dust and high gusts! (hl) 8:32 AM May 26th via web
  9. Lauren has correctly identified our inhabitant this week: a scaled quail (Callipepla squamata) aka cottontop quail. (hl) 8:31 AM May 26th via web
  10. @EllisIslandNPS It certainly looks like it is trying to be a roadrunner! *L* 8:31 AM May 26th via web in reply to EllisIslandNPS
  11. @BuzzIzarownd Great guess! It is a type of quail, albeit adult. 8:30 AM May 26th via web in reply to BuzzIzarownd
  12. Wonderful folks who'll mke visits 2 PetrifiedForestNP great-our seasonal staff! Come-spend some time w' us! (hl) twitter.com/PetrifiedNPS/s… 1:45 PM May 25th via web
  13. Meet the park’s living residents! Do you know this inhabitant? (hl) twitter.com/PetrifiedNPS/s… 1:30 PM May 25th via web
  14. Hey folks! New pictures @ Flickr photostream-our museum collection (thank you, Matt Smith!). Please go take a peek: flickr.com/photos/petrifi… 1:09 PM May 25th via web
  15. 9:30-4:30 Sat-Mon 5/26-28 @ PaintedDesertInn NHL Goodlucks demo their family Navajo silversmithing & jewelry making. twitter.com/PetrifiedNPS/s… 10:40 AM May 25th via web
  16. 9:30-4:30 Sat 5/26 @ PaintedDesertInnNHL Alice & Angeline, artists-beaders-weavers demo traditional Navajo techniques. twitter.com/PetrifiedNPS/s… 10:35 AM May 25th via web
  17. @BWandering What a great write up and photo! Thank you! I'm so glad we could offer you the means to watch the beautiful eclipse. (hl) 10:17 AM May 25th via web in reply to BWandering
  18. Here's one after peak, before sunset. (hl) twitter.com/PetrifiedNPS/s… 8:55 PM May 20th via web
  19. We had an amazing turn out, over 300 at Kachina Point and more at different sites throughout the park. (hl) twitter.com/PetrifiedNPS/s… 8:53 PM May 20th via web
  20. Off to the eclipse viewing site at Kachina Point! Hope to see you all there! Enjoy the eclipse wherever you are! (hl) 4:39 PM May 20th via web
  • Name Petrified Forest NP
  • Location Petrified Forest National Park
  • Web http://www.nps.go...
  • Bio Petrified Forest National Park: one of the best deposits of Late Triassic fossils, Painted Desert badlands, grassland, and over 10,000 years of human history.
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