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Accokeek Foundation
- Nov 8, 2022
- 2 min
Reimagining the Accokeek Foundation
As we head into the holiday season and the end of 2022, I’m feeling especially reflective and grateful. I can’t believe it’s been nearly...
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Kate Hanfling
- Apr 27, 2022
- 2 min
Library Favorites: Momma Tree by Charles Long
Hello again, everyone! I hope you enjoyed reading about three great resources for kids to learn about dirt and soil. If you missed it,...
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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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Kate McGowan
- Aug 24, 2021
- 4 min
The Potomac River - An All-You-Can-Eat Buffet?
"Are there really fish in there?" It's a question we field from young visitors to the park fairly often, and the answer, of course, is...
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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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Kate Hanfling, Volunteer
- Mar 10, 2021
- 3 min
6 Fun Ways to Celebrate Johnny Appleseed Day!
Johnny Appleseed, whose real name was John Chapman, is famous for planting apple trees in the American “west,” which 250 years ago meant...
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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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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
- Apr 20, 2016
- 2 min
Invasion of the Tennis Balls
April 16, 2016. It was a peaceful morning on the Potomac River. The sun was shining, there was hardly a breeze to ripple the river’s...
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Accokeek Foundation
- Jun 25, 2015
- 2 min
8 Reasons Why Growing Up On the Chesapeake is the Best Way to Grow Up
Everyone here at the foundation has a piece of our mission that particularly resonates with them. It’s the reason they come to work in...
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Accokeek Foundation
- Jun 9, 2015
- 2 min
Take the AF Water Footprint Challenge and Discover the Hidden Cost of the Food We Eat
50 one-gallon buckets represent HALF of the average American’s daily water use. Did you know? Water scarcity affects 2.7 billion people...
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Accokeek Foundation
- May 29, 2015
- 2 min
Sustainability for the Next Generation
“[My visit] made me more mindful of the products I am using and where I use it or dispose of it.” Merriam-Webster gives three definitions...
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Accokeek Foundation
- May 21, 2015
- 3 min
Accokeek Foundation “Celebrates the Potomac” with annual Family Fun Festival at Piscataway Park
Accokeek, MD—Returning for its third year at Piscataway Park, Celebrating the Potomac is a one-day, family-friendly event featuring live...
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Accokeek Foundation
- Mar 29, 2015
- 5 min
A Farm, a View, and an Amazing Woman
A Maryland farm was for sale. To protect it from development, she bought it. A simple act, but one that marked the beginning of a series...
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Accokeek Foundation
- Mar 11, 2015
- 3 min
8 Times AmeriCorps Worked at the Accokeek Foundation
This week is AmeriCorps Week and to celebrate, I’ve put together a list of the amazing AmeriCorps members who have served as volunteers...
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Accokeek Foundation
- Feb 25, 2015
- 4 min
Bluebird Monitoring in Maryland: Resources for Beginning Monitors
A female eastern bluebird guards her nest. Credit Bonnie Simpers. This week is going to the birds, literally. Sunday marks the beginning...
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Accokeek Foundation
- Feb 2, 2015
- 4 min
10 Notable African Americans Fighting for the Environment
In celebration of Black History Month, we'd like to honor the remarkable African Americans fighting for justice for the environment.
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Accokeek Foundation
- Jan 26, 2015
- 1 min
Valentine’s Day Great Backyard Bird Count at the Visitor Center
Love truly IS for the Birds this February! National Bird Feeding Month, and with the Great Backyard Bird Count taking place February 13...
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