Accokeek Foundation
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
- Dec 16, 2013
- 4 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
- Oct 18, 2013
- 1 min
Foto Friday: Fall Foliage
After 16 days of forced separation from the site, we were finally able to open the gates and return to Piscataway Park last Thursday. The...
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Accokeek Foundation
- Jun 13, 2013
- 5 min
Celebrate Summer with a Festival for Water Enthusiasts on June 22
What a better way to introduce a new dock and kayak launch at Piscataway Park than to throw a party?! The Accokeek Foundation is very...
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Accokeek Foundation
- May 17, 2013
- 3 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
- Mar 27, 2013
- 1 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
- Aug 28, 2012
- 3 min
Accokeek Foundation Receives Ticket to Ride Grant for School Tours
ACCOKEEK FOUNDATION AT PISCATAWAY PARK ANJELA BARNES, COMMUNICATIONS MANAGER OUTREACH@ACCOKEEK.ORG | 301-283-2113 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE...
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Accokeek Foundation
- Jun 19, 2012
- 2 min
Trail Treks: The Secret Life of Soil
As stewards of more than three miles of hiking trails in Piscataway Park, the Accokeek Foundation had much to celebrate on National...
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Accokeek Foundation
- May 16, 2012
- 2 min
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...
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Accokeek Foundation
- Apr 20, 2012
- 2 min
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...
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Accokeek Foundation
- Mar 12, 2012
- 2 min
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...
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Accokeek Foundation
- Feb 17, 2012
- 2 min
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...
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Accokeek Foundation
- Jan 5, 2012
- 2 min
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...
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Accokeek Foundation
- Sep 20, 2011
- 1 min
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...
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Accokeek Foundation
- Aug 16, 2011
- 2 min
The Indispensable Honeybee
Inside one of the Ecosystem Farm's four honeybee hives. During this time of bright sunshine and bountiful harvests from farms and gardens...
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Accokeek Foundation
- May 27, 2011
- 3 min
A Bad Day to Be a Tadpole
by Wilton Corkern, President On any given day this time of year a traveler along Bryan Point Road will almost surely see a Great Blue...
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Accokeek Foundation
- May 10, 2011
- 4 min
High-Tech Treasure Hunt Set to Launch June 4, 2011
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: May 10, 2011 Captain John Smith Geotrail features over 40 Chesapeake sites in Maryland, Virginia, and Delaware...
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Accokeek Foundation
- May 10, 2011
- 2 min
An Observation from the Bayou
by Wilton C. Corkern, President I always enjoy visiting my family in Louisiana. There are also a few bonuses that come with the trip: a...
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Accokeek Foundation
- Apr 7, 2011
- 1 min
Courtship: Spring Flings Among the Furred and Feathered
Last week’s revelation that a fresh egg had appeared in one of the nesting boxes along the Ken Otis Bluebird Trail was a surprise. March...
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