Visitors were pocketing small pieces of petrified wood to take home as souvenirs, which was adding up to a significant loss. Santucci knew that most visitors care very much about the welfare of the ...

Souvenir hunting can have a catastrophic impact ... While the park is certainly not about to run out of petrified wood, the amount returned since the 1930s could be measured in tons. And Smith faces ...

Visitors can explore well-preserved specimens of petrified wood and hike through the unique ... We stopped in for our souvenir ornament and a bathroom break before continuing our drive.

While most come to see one of the world's largest concentrations of brilliantly colored petrified wood, many leave having glimpsed something more. The current 346 square miles of Petrified Forest ...