Petrified Forest Field Institute

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We at the Petrified Forest Museum Association and Field Institute care deeply about the health and well-being of our visitors. In coordination with State and County health authorities, Petrified Forest National Park is temporarily closed to visitors effective Tuesday, March 24, 2020. While it is unknown how long this temporary closure will last, we will be monitoring and updating our websites and looking forward to hosting our visitors and Field Institute participants in the coming months. Please continue to use the registration contact forms in each workshop and we will be in touch regarding the status of the workshop you choose.

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August 2020

Fossil Dig: Discovery and Excavation

August 8 @ 8:00 am - 4:30 pm
Painted Desert Visitor Center, 1 Park Road
Petrified Forest National Park, AZ 86028 United States
Group on Fossil Dig | NPS Photo

Prepare to get dirty digging in the Triassic Chinle Formation for fossil bones of giant amphibians, reptiles, and even early dinosaurs. Join the park paleontologist for a fossil dig in the Petrified Forest National Park. This one day excursion provides an introduction to paleontology field work.

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September 2020

Ice Cream Rocks and Lumberyard Tour

September 12 @ 8:30 am - 3:30 pm
Painted Desert Visitor Center, 1 Park Road
Petrified Forest National Park, AZ 86028 United States
Ice Cream Rocks

We’ll spend some time visiting the Ice Cream Rocks to inspect and ponder the remnants of these events and appreciate the artistic prose of a masterful conductor- erosion.  From there we’ll journey on through some breathtaking landscapes to a hidden preserve of petrified wood in an area we call the Lumberyard, named for its presentation among petrified chips of wood.

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October 2020

In the Land of Color: Exploring the Devil’s Playground

October 11 @ 8:00 am - 5:00 pm
Painted Desert Visitor Center, 1 Park Road
Petrified Forest National Park, AZ 86028 United States
Devil's Playground | NPS Photo

Petrified Forest National Park is one of the most interesting landscapes in the world. Geologically, the deposits of petrified wood and the colored rocks tell an incredible story of this region more than 200 million years ago.

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Ice Cream Rocks and Lumberyard Tour

October 17 @ 8:30 am - 3:30 pm
Painted Desert Visitor Center, 1 Park Road
Petrified Forest National Park, AZ 86028 United States
Ice Cream Rocks

We’ll spend some time visiting the Ice Cream Rocks to inspect and ponder the remnants of these events and appreciate the artistic prose of a masterful conductor- erosion.  From there we’ll journey on through some breathtaking landscapes to a hidden preserve of petrified wood in an area we call the Lumberyard, named for its presentation among petrified chips of wood.

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