Get to know the wealth of the present-day trees in Lesvos and discover the plants that lived in Lesvos 20 million years ago!

Did you know that more than 50 different species of plants have been found in the area of ​​the Petrified Forest of Lesvos?

Do you know to which trees the fossilized trunks, branches and leaves found in the excavations of the Natural History Museum of the Petrified Forest of Lesvos belong?

Which is shape of the leaves of these trees?

Which of the plants in the Petrified Forest still exist today?

Which ones do we still meet in Lesvos or in our country?

Now you have the opportunity to unfold the secrets of the Lesvos Petrified Forest and discover all the plants of its rich vegetation!

Activity 1

• Download and print the Activity Templates

• Colour trees, leaves and fruits

• Try to design each tree or leaf yourself

• Discover information and secrets about each plant

• Explore your area to see if there is a specific plant today or someone that looks like it and take a photo!

• Prepare an electronic envelope for each plant with your drawings and drawings or the photos you took.

If you want, send your work to the e-mail of the Museum of Natural History of the Petrified Forest of Lesvos (lesvospf@otenet.gr). The best entries will be awarded!

Every week new plants will be waiting for you to get to know them and colour them!

Activity 2:

You can even start your own plant collection and create your own herbarium.

Find all the steps in the educational activity "Herbarium and Plant Collection", by selecting the Digital Educational Programs.

Visit regularly the Museum's website (lesvosmuseum.gr) and the Museum's Facebook page (@naturalhistorymuseumlesvosgr).

Every week you will have two new plants to explore!

On your vacation, visit the Museum and the Parks of the Petrified Forest and discover all its plants up close!