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Kaylin Beach
- Nov 11, 2021
- 5 min
Invasive Issues
A single look around the Piscataway Park forest and you may miss just how many non-native plants and critters are in view. Upon a closer...
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Accokeek Foundation
- Sep 25, 2021
- 2 min
It's National Hispanic Heritage Month and we wanted to learn more about Latino Outdoors
We talked with Albert Arévalo who has volunteered with Latino Outdoors since 2016. Here is what he had to share.
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Kaylin Beach
- Apr 27, 2021
- 4 min
Tobacco Tidbit: Planting Perspective
“It is a truth universally acknowledged that the tobacco plant will be responsible for a substantial improvement in the health of a...
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Kate Hanfling, Volunteer
- Apr 22, 2021
- 4 min
#National Picnic Day: Picnicking in Colonial America
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...
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Kaylin Beach
- Apr 21, 2021
- 2 min
#PotomacCleanup: 2021 Trash Totals!
This past weekend, we participated in Alice Ferguson Foundation's 33rd Annual Potomac Watershed Cleanup by hosting 2 cleanups onsite!...
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Kaylin Beach
- Mar 23, 2021
- 4 min
Potomac River Shoreline Cleanup Resources
Here is a list of tips, tricks, resources, and educational information around the shoreline cleanups done here at the Accokeek Foundation.
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Accokeek Foundation
- Sep 4, 2020
- 5 min
Managing Invasive Plants? Have Faith.
Invasive species are non-native plant species that aggressively establish within an ecosystem different from their own.
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abarnes86
- Aug 31, 2020
- 3 min
The Real-Life Useful Plants Behind the Weeds in Animal Crossing New Horizons
by Kate McGowan, Educator If you’re somehow not familiar with the cultural phenomenon that is Animal Crossing: New Horizons, the premise...
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abarnes86
- May 25, 2020
- 3 min
Self-Guided Adventures
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...
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abarnes86
- Apr 30, 2020
- 3 min
Hopeful Hidden Blossoms
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]by Kaylin Beach, Museum Educator & Volunteer Coordinator Spring has sprung! The fields at the Accokeek...
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abarnes86
- Apr 24, 2020
- 4 min
Volunteer Spotlight: Joshua Beach
by Kaylin Beach, Volunteer Coordinator Joshua has served the Foundation in almost every volunteer role. Spending most of his time as a...
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abarnes86
- Apr 24, 2020
- 2 min
Volunteer Spotlight: Judy Meade
by Kaylin Beach, Volunteer Coordinator Currently, she volunteers her time for the Accokeek Foundation as a member of the Board of...
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abarnes86
- Apr 22, 2020
- 1 min
Earth Day Bingo
It’s the 50th Anniversary of Earth Day, and we’ve partnered with our neighbor, the Alice Ferguson Foundation, to create Earth Day Bingo!...
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Accokeek Foundation
- May 17, 2017
- 2 min
Every Kid Enjoys Outdoor Education in National Parks
Protecting the space-time continuum isn’t normally a task trusted to elementary school kids. However, on the Eco-Explorers: Colonial Time...
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Accokeek Foundation
- Apr 5, 2017
- 2 min
Reducing, Reusing, and Recycling Our Way to a Cleaner Potomac.
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...
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Accokeek Foundation
- Mar 13, 2017
- 2 min
Hiking in Piscataway Park Just Got Better
Hiking in Piscataway Park just got better! Last month, thanks to a collaboration between the Accokeek Foundation, the Potomac Heritage...
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Accokeek Foundation
- Jun 1, 2016
- 1 min
Bringing Farming to Life with the FDA
Scientists at the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) have the important job of creating regulations that keep our food safe. Sometimes...
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Accokeek Foundation
- Jul 17, 2015
- 2 min
Trail Treks: Pawpaws in Piscataway Park
As summer heats up, the forested Pawpaw Trail provides welcome shade from the sun. Tulip trees, oaks, and sycamores stand tall, but the...
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Accokeek Foundation
- Apr 21, 2015
- 2 min
The day the National Park Service was born.
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...
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