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Agate Fossil Beds National Monument
Support Your Park
 
Volunteer providing education program for area students.
Volunteers help support the parks in many ways. This retired college professer is giving an educational program for area students.
 

Volunteers

  There are many different ways to support this very special place. One of the easiest and most rewarding is to volunteer. Each year people across the country donate millions of hours to protect and preserve our National Parks.  Interested? Just contact the park at 308-436-9760 or e-mail us

  If you are interested in volunteering at another park go to: http://www.nps.gov/volunteer

  Volunteer opportunities with all federal agencies are available at http://www.volunteer.gov/gov/

 

Donate

  You can also show your support by making a donation directly to the National Monument.

 

Cooperating Association

  The Oregon Trail Museum Association (OTMA) is a non-profit organization which operates the bookstores at Agate Fossil Beds National Monument and Scotts Bluff National Monument. Each year the Association donates a major portion of their profits to the monuments, which assists in interpreting the human and natural history of this area to visitors.

  Since 1956, OTMA has continually provided support services for both Agate Fossil Beds and Scotts Bluff.

 

Interagency Pass Program

   The Interagency Pass Program combines the benefits of existing recreation passes from five Federal agencies into one comprehensive pass. For additional information or to purchase a pass go to http://www.nps.gov/fees_passes.htm or stop by any National Park Site or other federal land agencies that charges an entrance fee.

Picture of the Agate Springs Ranch taken in 1898.  

Did You Know?
The name, Agate Fossil Beds National Monument, came from the name of James Cook’s Agate Springs Ranch. Travelers to the ranch would say that they were going to Agate. The agate in the area is of a moss agate type, but is not a reason why the park was established.
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Last Updated: September 21, 2009 at 14:37 EST