Friends of Petrified Forest National Park
Working Together We Can Make a Difference
Petrified Forest National Park was authorized to more than double in size through the Petrified Forest Expansion Act of 2004. Since that time, the park has acquired over 53,000 acres (41% of authorized expansion acreage) through transfer from BLM …
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On September 22, 2018, Public Lands Day was celebrated at Petrified Forest with a well-organized volunteer project. Led by park staff, five stretches of remnant barbed wire were removed from the park by teams of park volunteers and Friends …
Please join us! This volunteer project takes place at the 50,000-acre Paulsell Ranch, which the Park Service acquired in 2011, so participants will see a part of park not seen by very many others. This is a great chance to give back to a park that …
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