Natural Objects Traded Here!

Here's How...

• Find an interesting object like a rock, fossil, skull, or pine cone.
• Note the surroundings of your discovery. Be sure to write down where and when you found it.
• Think about what it is, how it grew, what it ate, or why it's important.
• Do some research and learn more about your specimen.

Bring it to the Collectors' Corner in the museum's Collections Gallery

• Tell the Collectors' Corner staff about your specimen.
• Earn points for what you know.

Trade Now or Trade Later

• Open a Collectors' Corner account. We'll keep track of your points.
• Trade with the points you earn immediately or save your points for a future trade.
• You may trade two items per day.

Tips for Collectors

• Take one or two and leave the rest. Don't over-collect.
• Respect nature and private property.
• Leave things as you found them.
• Don't collect protected items.
• Learn more about the items you collect.
• Take along a small notebook to record your observations.