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 safe, we’ve missed a lot of things—visiting with family and friends, attending our favorite events, patronizing some of our favorite local businesses. But, in missing those things, we’ve embraced the opportunity to spend more time observing and learning from the natural world. We’ve tended our gardens, hiked quiet trails, watched bluebirds bui

Love truly IS for the Birds this February! National Bird Feeding Month, and with the Great Backyard Bird Count taking place February 13 -16, we thought it only fitting that we celebrate our love for the birds this Valentine’s Day. Whether you’re a bird lover, or just a lover in general, we invite you to join the Accokeek Foundation on Saturday, February 14 at the Visitor Center, and help us show our love for these backyard feathered friends. This free family activity will inc

Written by Meg Nicholas When I was little, the late fall season – stretching just past Halloween and going through November – was quite the exciting time for my circle of friends. They were all looking forward to the holidays. And, by the holidays, I mean Christmas. And, by Christmas, I mean they were looking forward to getting presents. I was the odd-woman-out, in many ways, as my excitement was geared towards the special day that fell between the candy explosion bookends th

Written by Brittany Barnes When I was asked to write about a holiday food tradition that exists in my family I honestly couldn’t think of one. I don’t really have any special holiday recipes that have been passed down for generations nor do I know of anything that requires a “secret ingredient” – at least not one that anyone has told me! Rather upset by this, I sat in my desk chair and tried to remember something, anything food related from my childhood. Well, my grandmother

It’s official. The holiday season is upon us, which means many of us will be gathering for family dinners and celebrations in honor of our unique traditions and customs. In celebration of food traditions during the holiday season, AF staff will share their most fondest memories involving food, holidays, and best of all, friends and family! Starting out this week, Laura Ford shares with us her annual family tradition of baking cookies… (Mmm, you can almost smell the cookies!)