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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, 20154 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, 20154 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, 20151 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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Accokeek Foundation
Jan 18, 20153 min
“A Day On, Not A Day Off”
Growing up, service to others was something I rarely thought about. With service learning built into my schooling in such a way that I...
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Accokeek Foundation
Jan 5, 20153 min
Birds of a Feather: A Day in the Life of the Birds Out My Window
“Merlin in Piscataway Park” photo shared by MJ Garcia. I began writing this post, hours ago, prepared with facts and statistics about the...
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Accokeek Foundation
Jan 21, 20141 min
Some Days: A Poem
Some days my job I hate And I feel second rate On days when the frigid cold Makes my young body old Frozen hoses, iced up tanks,...
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Accokeek Foundation
Dec 16, 20134 min
Adopt-a-Trail Program
In partnership with the National Park Service, the Accokeek Foundation maintains six nature trails in Piscataway Park. The Adopt-A-Trail...
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Accokeek Foundation
Nov 5, 20132 min
Volunteer Gleaning Day on the Ecosystem Farm
It was a beautiful day on the farm last Saturday as 19 volunteers took on the task of freeing fence lines from creeping vegetation and...
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Accokeek Foundation
Sep 13, 20131 min
United Way Day of Caring 2013
Their work on the tobacco barn and Laurel Branch — through the application of “witch’s brew” (turpentine, boiled linseed oil, and pine...
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Accokeek Foundation
May 20, 20132 min
It’s Amazing What an Eagle Scout Can Do
In January, a young man named Ian (the son of one of our bluebird monitors) contacted us to see if he could do his Eagle Scout Service...
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Accokeek Foundation
May 20, 20132 min
Denison Landscaping Selects Accokeek Foundation as a “40 Green Initiatives” Project Site
To commemorate their 40th Anniversary, Denison Landscaping is giving back to the communities it serves by conducting 40 in-kind...
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Accokeek Foundation
May 17, 20133 min
A Botanical Journey in Piscataway Park
Written by Molly Meehan, Community Outreach and Education Coordinator Pawpaw in Bloom As I journey into my third year working at the...
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Accokeek Foundation
Apr 26, 20133 min
In honor of National Volunteer Week
In the wake of the bombing this month at the Boston Marathon, my facebook newsfeed was inundated with posts and statuses lamenting the...
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Accokeek Foundation
Mar 27, 20131 min
Green Thumbs Volunteer Club
Responsibilities May Include: Plant, water, and tend plants Monitor plant health and treat for disease, nutrient deficiency, and pests...
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Accokeek Foundation
Mar 13, 20133 min
AmeriCorps Works. No really, it does!
I am five months and two days (is it really already March?!) into my service year with the Accokeek Foundation, Volunteer Maryland, and...
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Accokeek Foundation
Feb 25, 20131 min
Botany Study Group
Meeting monthly, this instructor-led botany study group will learn about the major plant families, while focusing on identification...
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Accokeek Foundation
Feb 20, 20131 min
Expanded Ecosystem Tour Introduces 4th Graders to the Natural Landscape of Piscataway Park
Students meet Edgar. Last December, 4th grade students from Fort Washington Forest Elementary embarked onto the National Colonial Farm at...
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Accokeek Foundation
Dec 19, 20122 min
Volunteering in the New Year
Our Bantam rooster Sir Charles of Norris I’ve never been a big proponent of New Year’s Resolutions. When I get excited about a new idea,...
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Accokeek Foundation
Oct 22, 20122 min
Boundaries
by Blain Snipstal 1. We all take things for granted. 2. We all have assumptions about the way the ‘world’ works and the ways we work...
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