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Appreciating the Ordinary: Deer and Geese in Piscataway Park
This pair of Canada geese and their goslings were spotted in the pond that leads up to the Pawpaw Trail. The bright rump of a...

Accokeek Foundation
May 16, 20122 min read
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Trail Treks: Birds and Blooms in Piscataway Park
The jack-in-the-pulpit, left, is just one of the spring ephemera that blooms in Piscataway Park. Right, a redbud and pawpaw tree are in...

Accokeek Foundation
Apr 20, 20122 min read
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Trail Treks: Unearthing History in Piscataway Park
Seemingly ancient barbed wire wrapped around an old wooden fencepost serves as a reminder of just one way that humans have interacted...

Accokeek Foundation
Mar 12, 20122 min read
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Trail Treks: Taking In Our View of Mount Vernon
The Pawpaw Trail offers wintertime views of Mount Vernon and the Potomac River. Whether it’s from the Saylor Grove fishing pier or the...

Accokeek Foundation
Feb 17, 20122 min read
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Trail Treks: The Beauty of Nature Abounds Even in Winter
The Pawpaw Trail travels through a mature forest, offering a glimpse of what this land was like before European settlers arrived. On a...

Accokeek Foundation
Jan 5, 20122 min read
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The Last Osprey: An Observation from the President
by Wilton Corkern On the way to work this morning I saw a single Osprey perched atop a dead tree trunk in the Accokeek Creek wetland. It...

Accokeek Foundation
Sep 20, 20111 min read
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Visitors From Abroad Explore Tourism in Piscataway Park
Delegates from the former Soviet Union walk the Pumpkin Ash Trail. Earlier this month, close to 20 tourism experts from the former Soviet...

Accokeek Foundation
Jun 27, 20113 min read
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A Successful Launch of the Captain John Smith Geotrail
This past Saturday, June 4, was National Trails Day and the Accokeek Foundation joined forces with the National Park Service and its...

Accokeek Foundation
Jun 7, 20111 min read
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Meet Edgar
The Accokeek Foundation Visitor Center reopened earlier this month with a brand new look and a brand new turtle. Edgar is a...

Accokeek Foundation
Mar 11, 20111 min read
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