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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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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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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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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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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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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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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...