"Are there really fish in there?" It's a question we field from young visitors to the park fairly often, and the answer, of course, is...

This past weekend, we participated in Alice Ferguson Foundation's 33rd Annual Potomac Watershed Cleanup by hosting 2 cleanups onsite!...

Here is a list of tips, tricks, resources, and educational information around the shoreline cleanups done here at the Accokeek Foundation.

Johnny Appleseed, whose real name was John Chapman, is famous for planting apple trees in the American “west,” which 250 years ago meant...

Invasive species are non-native plant species that aggressively establish within an ecosystem different from their own.

Serving as a source of drinking water for more than five million residence and as a home to a plethora of local plants and animals, the...

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...

Everyone here at the foundation has a piece of our mission that particularly resonates with them. It’s the reason they come to work in...

50 one-gallon buckets represent HALF of the average American’s daily water use. Did you know? Water scarcity affects 2.7 billion people...

“[My visit] made me more mindful of the products I am using and where I use it or dispose of it.” Merriam-Webster gives three definitions...

Accokeek, MD—Returning for its third year at Piscataway Park, Celebrating the Potomac is a one-day, family-friendly event featuring live...

A Maryland farm was for sale. To protect it from development, she bought it. A simple act, but one that marked the beginning of a series...

This week is AmeriCorps Week and to celebrate, I’ve put together a list of the amazing AmeriCorps members who have served as volunteers...

A female eastern bluebird guards her nest. Credit Bonnie Simpers. This week is going to the birds, literally. Sunday marks the beginning...

In celebration of Black History Month, we'd like to honor the remarkable African Americans fighting for justice for the environment.

Love truly IS for the Birds this February! National Bird Feeding Month, and with the Great Backyard Bird Count taking place February 13...

Growing up, service to others was something I rarely thought about. With service learning built into my schooling in such a way that I...

“Merlin in Piscataway Park” photo shared by MJ Garcia. I began writing this post, hours ago, prepared with facts and statistics about the...

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,...