“It is a truth universally acknowledged that the tobacco plant will be responsible for a substantial improvement in the health of a...

Though the concept of the American picnic as we know it today only dates back to the 19th century, picnics in some form have been around...

This past weekend, we participated in Alice Ferguson Foundation's 33rd Annual Potomac Watershed Cleanup by hosting 2 cleanups onsite!...

Here is a list of tips, tricks, resources, and educational information around the shoreline cleanups done here at the Accokeek Foundation.

Invasive species are non-native plant species that aggressively establish within an ecosystem different from their own.

by Kate McGowan, Educator If you’re somehow not familiar with the cultural phenomenon that is Animal Crossing: New Horizons, the premise...

If you’re anything like us, you may have found solace these past few months in nature and the outdoors. While staying home and staying...

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]by Kaylin Beach, Museum Educator & Volunteer Coordinator Spring has sprung! The fields at the Accokeek...

by Kaylin Beach, Volunteer Coordinator Joshua has served the Foundation in almost every volunteer role. Spending most of his time as a...

by Kaylin Beach, Volunteer Coordinator Currently, she volunteers her time for the Accokeek Foundation as a member of the Board of...

It’s the 50th Anniversary of Earth Day, and we’ve partnered with our neighbor, the Alice Ferguson Foundation, to create Earth Day Bingo!...

Protecting the space-time continuum isn’t normally a task trusted to elementary school kids. However, on the Eco-Explorers: Colonial Time...

Serving as a source of drinking water for more than five million residence and as a home to a plethora of local plants and animals, the...

Hiking in Piscataway Park just got better!  Last month, thanks to a collaboration between the Accokeek Foundation, the Potomac Heritage...

Scientists at the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) have the important job of creating regulations that keep our food safe. Sometimes...

As summer heats up, the forested Pawpaw Trail provides welcome shade from the sun. Tulip trees, oaks, and sycamores stand tall, but the...

Muir, born on this date in 1838, was one of America’s most celebrated naturalists. He had a vision making him known as the “Father of the...

The end of an old year and start of a new is traditionally a time for reflections on the past and planning for the future. With that in...

After 16 days of forced separation from the site, we were finally able to open the gates and return to Piscataway Park last Thursday. The...