Educator Handbook: Park Brochures

Brochures Available

              The park offers a number of free brochures. General interest brochures are helpful for planning a visit or basic information about the park and the fossil beds. Specialized brochures are available for visitors with a deeper interest in the subjects. Most are posted on our web site. Look for our interactive brochures under "Geology and Fossils" on our Discovery Center!

General interest:  

Park Brochure - with a map and general information

Discovering Fossils - illustrates the most common fossils on the upper and lower fossil beds

Highlights of the Interpretive Center - a map of our museum with general information about our facility

What is a Patch Reef? - interprets diorama in exhibit gallery and provides insight as to the nature of the geology of the fossil beds

Are Fossils Important? - examines the "value" of fossils and lists places to get fossils identified

River Pebbles - focuses on the origin of the glacial and river pebbles along the banks of the Ohio River.

Special interest:  

Birds at the Falls of the Ohio - a checklist of the 270 (+/-) species of birds reported at the Falls

Ancient Shells at the Falls of the Ohio, Part I: Brachiopods - describes brachiopods and lists species found at the Falls

Ancient Shells at the Falls of the Ohio, Part II: Mollusks - describes snails and clams and lists species found at the Falls

Corals at the Falls - describes this dominant fauna found at the Falls and lists the identified species

Crinoids and Blastoids at the Falls of the Ohio - describes these echinoderms and lists species found at the Falls

Trilobites at the Falls of the Ohio - describes trilobites and lists species found at the Falls

Resource Library - describes the library holdings, policies and how to use it

Woodland Loop Trail - describes flora visible on the trail.

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Created January 27, 2010, Updated March 20, 2012