The Friends of Fossil Forests (FFF) is an idea initiated by Nareerat "Aom" Boonchai. Seasoned collectors of petrified wood will recognize her name as principal author of the incredibly useful paper on the petrified wood of Big Sandy Reservoir in the Eden Valley area of Wyoming.
** If you don’t have a digital copy in your library, you can find it here:
https://www.researchgate.net/profile/StevenManchester/publication/259710099_Systematic_Affinities_of_Early_Eocene_Petrified_Woods_from_Big_Sandy_Reservoir_Southwestern_Wyoming/links/54bb188f0cf29e0cb04bd7d2/Systematic-Affinities-of-Early-Eocene-Petrified-Woods-from-Big-Sandy-Reservoir-Southwestern-Wyoming.pdf
Again, if you are a seasoned collector, you will recognize the name Mike Viney, one of the co-founders of FFF and the originator of the extraordinarily useful Virtual Petrified Wood Museum. Mike has been developing this site over many years, and you have likely visited it.
** You can visit Mike’s informative site here:
https://petrifiedwoodmuseum.org/
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The FFF organization is designed to be a comprehensive tool for:
These are all goals that we, here at Mills Geological, endorse most highly. Aom Boonchai has obtained a grant from the National Geographic Society to get this organization moving forward and we have already joined the organization ourselves. The dues are modest and the goals are profound for those passionate about petrified wood.
We highly recommend that you investigate the FFF by learning more at their website (www.fossilforests.org) to see if you would like to join us on the journey to reach its goals.
** As a bonus, you can read the first newsletter by heading here.
Hint: click the Drive.Google link to the right on this page:
https://www.fossilforests.org/resources?pgid=lhiro8wj-e9f56d9f-36fc-4e05-aff5-cb8f7b62492e
The Friends of Fossil Forests (FFF) is an idea initiated by Nareerat "Aom" Boonchai. Seasoned collectors of petrified wood will recognize her name as principal author of the incredibly useful paper on the petrified wood of Big Sandy Reservoir in the Eden Valley area of Wyoming.
** If you don’t have a digital copy in your library, you can find it here:
https://www.researchgate.net/profile/StevenManchester/publication/259710099_Systematic_Affinities_of_Early_Eocene_Petrified_Woods_from_Big_Sandy_Reservoir_Southwestern_Wyoming/links/54bb188f0cf29e0cb04bd7d2/Systematic-Affinities-of-Early-Eocene-Petrified-Woods-from-Big-Sandy-Reservoir-Southwestern-Wyoming.pdf
Again, if you are a seasoned collector, you will recognize the name Mike Viney, one of the co-founders of FFF and the originator of the extraordinarily useful Virtual Petrified Wood Museum. Mike has been developing this site over many years, and you have likely visited it.
** You can visit Mike’s informative site here:
https://petrifiedwoodmuseum.org/
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The FFF organization is designed to be a comprehensive tool for:
- Encouraging research into petrified wood,
- Helping with development of tools for the education of young and old alike who find fossil forests of interest,
- Establishing a bridge for communication and collaboration between professionals and amateur collectors,
- Encouraging the conservation of fossil forests so that future generations can enjoy them the same as we do.
These are all goals that we, here at Mills Geological, endorse most highly. Aom Boonchai has obtained a grant from the National Geographic Society to get this organization moving forward and we have already joined the organization ourselves. The dues are modest and the goals are profound for those passionate about petrified wood.
We highly recommend that you investigate the FFF by learning more at their website (www.fossilforests.org) to see if you would like to join us on the journey to reach its goals.
** As a bonus, you can read the first newsletter by heading here.
Hint: click the Drive.Google link to the right on this page:
https://www.fossilforests.org/resources?pgid=lhiro8wj-e9f56d9f-36fc-4e05-aff5-cb8f7b62492e
"FFF" Founder and co-founders:
Nareerat “Aom” Boonchai
Sam Allen, Mike Viney, Indah Huegele
Consultants:
George Mustoe, Elisabeth Wheeler,
Herb Meyer
Support team:
Chiraporn Aranyanak - conservator
Puspita Kamil- Communications
Nareerat “Aom” Boonchai
Sam Allen, Mike Viney, Indah Huegele
Consultants:
George Mustoe, Elisabeth Wheeler,
Herb Meyer
Support team:
Chiraporn Aranyanak - conservator
Puspita Kamil- Communications