Save the date! National Fossil Day is approaching soon: October 12, 2022. National Fossil Day aims to promote public awareness and stewardship of fossils. The National Parks, including Petrified Forest are great places to celebrate National Fossil Day. Visit the Museum Demonstration Lab at the Painted Desert Visitor Center to talk to paleontologists and rangers, see real fossils, and become a Junior Ranger by earning a Junior Paleontologist badge! To get ready, enter the National Fossil Day art contest! The theme is “The Age of Mammals in our National Parks and Monuments”. Visit https://www.nps.gov/subjects/fossilday/art-contest-2022.htm for more information. The deadline for art submission is October 1, 2022. NPS Image: Andrew Kearns #fossilfriday #npspaleo #nationalfossilday (pv)