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National Fossil Day 2013 Events

To add your organization's National Fossil Day event to this page, please submit an event information form. Organizations are encouraged to hold events to celebrate National Fossil Day on scheduled date, the weekend before or after, or another date that works for them.

This website contains partner sponsored events, but there are many other local, unafiliated, or guided fossil events that can be discovered elsewhere on the internet. Check the websites of your local community calendar, college, university, museum, or geologic society to see what they may be offering.

Events by State:

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To view past years National Fossil Day events, please visit our event archive pages | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 |

Alabama

bulletGeological Survey of Alabama

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Alaska


American Somoa


Arizona


Arkansas


California

bulletThe Paleontology Society of the Anza-Borrego Desert State Park®

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bulletFossil Discovery Center of Madera County

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bulletNatural History Museum of Los Angeles County

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bulletDr. John D. Cooper Archaeological and Paleontological Center

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bulletThe Page Museum and La Brea Tar Pits

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bulletSan Bernardino County Museum

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bulletSanta Ana Zoo

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bulletUniversity of California-Riverside, Department of Earth Sciences

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Colorado

bulletDenver Museum of Nature and Science

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bulletFriends of Dinosaur Ridge

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bulletMuseum of Western Colorado and Dinosaur Journey Museum

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bulletUniversity of Colorado Museum of Natural History

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Connecticut


Delaware


District of Columbia

bulletNational Mall and Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History

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Florida

bulletFlorida Paleontological Society

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bulletTampa Bay Fossil Club and Florida Aquarium

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Georgia

bulletFernbank Science Center

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Guam


Hawaii


Idaho

bulletIdaho Museum of Natural History

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Illinois

bulletEarth Science Club of Northern Illinois

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bulletIllinois State Museum

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bulletNortheastern Illinois University Earth Science Club

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Indiana

bulletFalls of the Ohio State Park

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Iowa


Kansas

bulletKU Natural History Museum

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Kentucky

bulletFriends of Big Bone Lick, Big Bone Lick State Park

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Louisiana


Maine


Maryland

bulletCalvert Marine Museum

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Massachusetts

bulletHarvard Museum of Natural History

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bulletMarine and Paleobiological Research Institute

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Michigan

bulletUniversity of Michigan Museum of Natural History

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bulletMichigan State University Museum

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Minnesota

bulletDuluth Children's Museum

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bulletScience Museum of Minnesota

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Mississippi

bulletDunn-Seiler Geology Museum at Mississippi State University

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Missouri

bulletBollinger County Museum of Natural History

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Montana

bulletThe Museum of the Rockies

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Nebraska

bulletAgate Fossil Beds National Monument

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Northern Mariana Islands


Nevada

bulletNevada State Museum Las Vegas

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bulletProtectors of Tule Springs

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bulletRed Rock Canyon National Conservation Area

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New Hampshire


New Jersey

bulletThe Rutgers Geology Museum

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New Mexico

bulletChaco Culture National Historical Park

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bulletMesalands Community College's Dinosaur Museum

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New York

bulletFort Stanwix National Monument

Celebrate National Fossil Day with Backyard Rangers Public
September 21, 2013, from 10am to 3pm
112 East Park Street, Rome, New York

Join Backyard Rangers in celebrating National Fossil Day on September 21st, from 10am to3pm, at Fort Stanwix National Monument. Children ages 5-12 can become "Junior Paleontologists" and receive an official badge from the National Park Service by completing fossil activities. Explore the ways that paleontologists work, learn about Earth's history, ancient plants and animals, and discover how you can help protect fossils by engaging in hands-on activities.
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bulletMuseum of the Earth

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bulletRochester Museum and Science Center

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North Carolina

bulletAurora Fossil Museum

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bulletDiscovery Place

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bulletNorth Carolina Museum of Natural Science

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North Dakota

bulletFargo Public Library

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Ohio

bulletCincinnati Museum Center

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bulletKent State University

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bulletOhio State Lima

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bulletOrton Geological Museum, The Ohio State University

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Oklahoma


Oregon

bulletJohn Day Fossil Beds National Monument

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Pennsylvania

bulletThe State Museum of Pennsylvania

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Puerto Rico


Rhode Island


South Carolina


South Dakota

bulletBadlands National Park

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bulletThe Mammoth Site of Hot Springs

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Tennessee

bulletFrank H. McClung Musuem

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Texas

bulletArlington Archosaur Site

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bulletBrookhaven College

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bulletDinosaur Valley State Park

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bulletFossil Rim Wildlife Park

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bulletLadonia Fossil Park

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bulletTexas Memorial Museum at Texas Natural Science Center

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bulletTexas Parks and Wildlife Department

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bulletUniversity of North Texas

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bulletWaco Mammoth Site

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Utah

bulletKanab Field Office

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bulletUtah State University - Science Unwrapped

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Vermont


Alaska


Virgin Islands


Washington

bulletBurke Museum of Natural History and Culture

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West Virginia

bulletClay Center

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Wisconsin


Wyoming

bulletTate Geological Museum

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More to come...

Many actives are in the planning stage. Please check back soon.

To add your organization's National Fossil Day activity to this page, please submit an event information form.

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Last Updated: June 03, 2013