Waco Mammoth National Monument

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• Anynomous

  14 July 2019

  Our most popular program has NEW hours! Ancient Oceans will be every day in July at 11:00 AM and again at 1:00 PM. Find and keep real fossils from Florida in our fossil-hunting class. Enrollment is $3.00.

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• Anynomous

  11 July 2019

  Did you know? Waco Mammoth isn't just home to dozens of fossil species, it also is home to hundreds of living species today. One of the easiest ways to help vulnerable species like bees is to take nothing from parks, and leave nothing in them. Something as simple as not picking wildflowers in the park can have a positive impact!

  Pictured in photo: Texas thistle (Cirsium texanum) and western honey bee (Apis mellifera).

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• Anynomous

  11 July 2019

  Happy Anniversary to us! On this day in 2015, the Waco Mammoth Site became Waco Mammoth National Monument, officially being designated as the 408th unit of the National Park Service

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• Anynomous

  09 July 2019

  LOVES LONG WALKS IN THE PARK

  I'm an avid climber and a little bit of a tree hugger. My friends say I have legs for days! Looking for a mate who loves good food and people watching.

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• Anynomous

  08 July 2019

  Do you know about iNaturalist?

  Biologists around the world can use information gathered by citizen scientists just like you. Download the iNaturalist app and you can contribute photographs of plants and animals, which can be used for real research.

  The Mammoth Trackers project on iNaturalist helps us keep track of our park's environment. Here are some cool photos uploaded by our citizen scientists!

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• Anynomous

  04 July 2019

  Not only was the Declaration composed by a paleontologist (Jefferson), it was put to vellum by one too!

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• Anynomous

  01 July 2019

  What's that noise?!

  Waco Mammoth is all abuzz this month, as our annual cicadas are out. The Superb Dog-Day Cicada (Neotibicen superbus, shown in the photo) is our most common species. Take some time on our trails, and you just might spot one!

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• Anynomous

  23 June 2019

  World Camel Day!

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• Anynomous

  19 June 2019

  Ranger Kim wants you to WIN this awesome T-rex! Give it your best shot in our World Camel Day spittin' contest at 1:00 this Saturday. Don't worry, we'll provide the watermelon, you provide the lung power! ;)

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• Anynomous

  08 June 2019

  Tomorrow! It's tomorrow! Join us for a special ranger talk all about BATS!!!!

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• Anynomous

  02 June 2019

  Put a little STEM in your summer activities! Our most popular program, Ancient Oceans, is available EVERY DAY this June and July. Find and keep real fossils from Florida.

  Enrollment is $3.00 per participant. Classes run 1:00-2:00 and 3:00-4:00.

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