Petrified Forest National Park News
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Participate in a Backcountry Adventure at Petrified Forest National Park
February 17, 2022 | 10:13 am
Are you looking for some time away from your digital devices? Want to get outside this spring? Are you in need of some fresh air and sunshine? Join a ranger for a guided adventure off the beaten path in the backcountry of Petrified Forest National Park!
Paleontologists and Museum Staff Get the Skull of Gumby the Phytosaur Ready for Display
January 14, 2022 | 4:21 pm
After years of study and preparation the skull of Gumby the Phytosaur will be on display in the Rainbow Forest Museum at Petrified Forest National Park.
Improvement Projects Underway at Petrified Forest National Park
October 27, 2021 | 3:30 pm
Petrified Forest National Park to Host the 2021 U.S. Capitol Christmas Tree on November 9th.
Improvement Projects Underway at Petrified Forest National Park
September 24, 2021 | 2:53 pm
As the summer season turns to fall, Petrified Forest National Park will be tackling some much-anticipated improvement projects in the Painted Desert Visitor Center and on several of the park’s trails.
National Park Service encourages visitors to Plan Like a Park Ranger this summer
June 9, 2021 | 12:44 pm
Just in time for Great Outdoors Month, the National Park Service unveiled a top-ten list of visitation tips encouraging members of the public to Plan Like a Park Ranger this summer.
Petrified Forest National Park’s Museum Demonstration Lab Hours Extended.
January 20, 2021 | 8:53 am
The Museum Demonstration labs is now available at the Painted Desert Visitor Center every Wednesday through Sunday.
Beat the Pandemic Blues with a Visit to Petrified Forest National Park!
December 31, 2020 | 8:45 am
Learn more about a variety of park passes and Fee Free days in 2021 at Petrified Forest National Park.
Petrified Forest National Park is open and so are the park’s retail operations
December 17, 2020 | 11:16 am
Current Park and Retail operations for winter of 2020.
Petrified Forest National Park Curates New Species in the Museum Collection
November 12, 2020 | 2:50 pm
Over 4,000 fossils specimens have been added to the Museum Collection at Petrified Forest National Park, including three new specimens from the Late Triassic.
Fossil discovery from Petrified Forest National Park reveals new species of ancient mammal relative
November 4, 2020 | 10:07 am
A research article published in the journal Biology Letters, a collaborative group of paleontologists from Virginia Tech, the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History, University of Washington, and Petrified Forest National Park describe a new cynodont (early mammal relative) species named Kataigidodon venetus.