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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
- Apr 17, 2015
- 3 min
Volunteer Spotlight: Terrie-Lea Blueitt
Terrie-Lea poses with Hog Island lamb, Nigel. It’s National Volunteer Week and to celebrate, we’re kicking off a monthly Volunteer...
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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
- Jan 18, 2015
- 3 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
- Jun 16, 2014
- 1 min
The Kerouac Crusaders: Cross-Country Travelling Volunteers
Crusaders, Erika “Riks” Enriquez and Nicole “Nics” Fleming, are spending the summer of 2014 travelling across the U.S., visiting 15...
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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
- Nov 5, 2013
- 2 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, 2013
- 1 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
- Jun 25, 2013
- 2 min
What’s Growing on the Ecosystem Farm?
The farm crew preps the fields for planting by laying plastic which helps to maintain soil moisture and temperature, while aiding in weed...
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Accokeek Foundation
- May 22, 2013
- 1 min
Livestock Farmhands Volunteers
Godiva, one of our spring Hog Island Sheep lambs. If you love animals and would like to spend a few hours each week working on the farm,...
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Accokeek Foundation
- May 20, 2013
- 2 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, 2013
- 2 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
- Apr 26, 2013
- 3 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, 2013
- 1 min
Stitch ‘n Time Club
Volunteers meet on the second Saturday of every month from 1-4 pm, in addition to completing at-home volunteer projects between meetings....
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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
- Mar 13, 2013
- 3 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
- Dec 28, 2012
- 3 min
Decking the Stalls with Oats and Barley
by Polly Festa, Livestock Manager As 2012 comes to a close I find myself reflecting on the past year. As always, when working with...
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Accokeek Foundation
- Jan 19, 2011
- 1 min
Discover Maryland Foodways this March
In March of this year the National Colonial Farm will premier its newly developed Foodways program. Over the years this successful...
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