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Piscataway Park | National Colonial Farm

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    Want to learn more about Early America? Start your research here!
    Kate McGowan
    • Mar 11
    • 2 min

    Want to learn more about Early America? Start your research here!

    From time to time, we get asked for help with homework, research problems, and burning questions from the public. So, we thought we’d...
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    Invasive Issues
    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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    It's National Hispanic Heritage Month and we wanted to learn more about Latino Outdoors
    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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    Tobacco Tidbit: Planting Perspective
    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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    #National Picnic Day: Picnicking in Colonial America
    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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    #PotomacCleanup: 2021 Trash Totals!
    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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    Potomac River Shoreline Cleanup Resources
    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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    Managing Invasive Plants? Have Faith.
    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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    The Real-Life Useful Plants Behind the Weeds in Animal Crossing New Horizons
    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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    Self-Guided Adventures
    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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    Hopeful Hidden Blossoms
    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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    Volunteer Spotlight: Joshua Beach
    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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    Volunteer Spotlight: Judy Meade
    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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    Earth Day Bingo
    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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    Every Kid Enjoys Outdoor Education in National Parks
    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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    Reducing, Reusing, and Recycling Our Way to a Cleaner Potomac.
    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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    Hiking in Piscataway Park Just Got Better
    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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    Bringing Farming to Life with the FDA
    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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    Trail Treks: Pawpaws in Piscataway Park
    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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    The day the National Park Service was born.
    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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