Support
The park's main cooperating association is the non-profit Petrified Forest Museum Association.
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Support Details
The park's main cooperating association is the non-profit [Petrified Forest Museum Association](http://www.petrifiedforestbookstore.com/), which runs the park's two bookstores at Painted Desert Visitor Center and Rainbow Forest Museum. The association promotes interpretive and education programs, as well as scientific research, and also produces park-specific publications and materials. Through the PFMA's [Petrified Forest Field Institute](http://www.petrifiedforestfieldinstitute.org/), guests can participate in guided hiking tours led by knowledgeable guides and field experts. [Friends of Petrified Forest National Park](www.friendsofpetrifiedforest.org/) supports the park through hosting programs in paleontology, archaeology, ecology and historic preservation.
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