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Agate Fossil Beds National MonumentFossil Hills at sunset
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Agate Fossil Beds National Monument
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Volunteers work on many different projects.

Volunteers-in-parks have provided Agate Fossil Beds with much in the way of work, expertise and service.

Carpentry, expertise in specialized areas, assistance in building an educational program for area schools and even hostess duties have been utilized here.

For volunteer opportunities with Agate Fossil Beds National Monument please contact Park Volunteer Coordinator Pam Carey by phone (308-436-9762) or e-mail us.
The Fossil Hills, containing the main excavation sites. Carnegie Hill on the right, and University (of Nebraska) Hill on the left.  

Did You Know?
At Agate Fossil Beds many years separated different excavations. In 1981 University of Nebraska scientists screened the soil near a 1908 Carnegie excavation site and found a beardog tibia fragment fitting one found in the earlier dig. This site also revealed actual beardog dens.
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Last Updated: September 20, 2009 at 14:37 EST