The Petrified Forest National Park Science and Education Center was established to bring park visitors and researchers together to foster understanding and appreciation of the natural and cultural resources of the park and the Colorado Plateau. Lectures are held the first Wednesday of each month on a variety of topics including geology, paleontology, archaeology, and biology.

Science and Education Center Lecture Series

10 a.m. Wednesday, April 1, 2009
Plant ecologist Jim DeCoster will be providing a presentation titled “Vegetation and Soils Monitoring at Petrified Forest National Park” as part of the park’s Science and Education Center Lecture Series. This presentation will focus on an inventory and monitoring project taking place in the park.

For more information call (928) 524-6228 weekdays, 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Mountain Standard Time; or write to the Superintendent, Petrified Forest National Park, P.O. Box 2217, Petrified Forest, AZ 86028; or e-mail the park Superintendent at e-mail us. Our website has more news and press releases: www.nps.gov/pefo/parknews/newsreleases.htm.