Just last week, Pumpkin Pie said he wanted to go to Arizona to search for dinosaur fossils. Every so often, he chooses a new place where he thinks he might do such exploration. So, when I read this morning about a new soon-to-be-opened Dinosaur Park in Laurel, my heart skipped a beat.
What an AWESOME place for dinosaur-loving kids to dig. The new Dinosaur Park, which is near Laurel, is not yet open to the public, but it was dedicated yesterday, according to multiple media reports. It's a 7.5-acre piece of land that is now owned by the Prince George's County Department of Parks and Recreation. "The main purpose of the park is to preserve these very rare fossil deposits," archaeologist Donald Creveling told the Baltimore Sun. "But we also will do limited public programs ... particularly geared toward children, where they can come and work with scientists."
While no details on the programs or public opening times and dates are available yet, Creveling did tell The Sun that Dinosaur Park won't be like one of our other favorites: Calvert Cliffs and the surrounding beaches. You won't be able to find a fossil and take it home. Instead, you might be able to find a fossil while being supervised by a scientist and donate it to the Smithsonian.
That's just fine in our house. The point for my kids is finding the fossils in the first place.
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