The Joggins Fossil Institute

The Joggins Fossil Institute administers the beach at Joggins. The Institute provides safety and interpretive services, conducts studies and carries out research, and promotes educational programs that emphasize the importance of conserving beaches and using the beach for recreational purposes in a manner to maintain environmental integrity.

Our Vision

The aim of the Joggins Fossil Institute is to hold for the benefit and education of humanity a collection and a geographic site representative of the Carboniferous Period and ensure that the site and collection is conserved and safely studied and exhibited. The Joggins Fossil Cliffs provide engaging visitor experiences that inspire wonder and build an understanding of the natural world.

Our Values

The Joggins Fossil Institute values its key assets including its collection, its people, its land base, its infrastructure and its interaction with the community at large. The core values of the Joggins Fossil Institute are:

Life-long discovery and learning through its research, collections programs
Respect for people including, but not limited to, visitors, employees, volunteers & partners
Effective communication, innovation and action
Socio-economic development through a sustainable management regime that protects the site’s value in contributing to human welfare and environmental health

Support the Joggins Fossil Institute

If you would like to make a donation to the Joggins Fossil Institute to aid us in conserving and educating the Joggins Fossil Cliffs World Heritage Site, please contact Jenna Boon, Director by email to director@jogginsfossilcliffs.net

Annual Report

The Joggins Fossil Institute recieves a great deal of corresopondence and inquiries regarding our operating seasons. This year we decided to prepare a document specifically designed to respond to these inquiries. The link below leads to our 2011-2012 annual review. The document can be downloaded here.