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    Library Favorites: Momma Tree by Charles Long
    Kate Hanfling
    • Apr 27
    • 2 min

    Library Favorites: Momma Tree by Charles Long

    Hello again, everyone! I hope you enjoyed reading about three great resources for kids to learn about dirt and soil. If you missed it,...
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    Invasive Issues
    Kaylin Beach
    • Nov 11, 2021
    • 5 min

    Invasive Issues

    A single look around the Piscataway Park forest and you may miss just how many non-native plants and critters are in view. Upon a closer...
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    The Potomac River - An All-You-Can-Eat Buffet?
    Kate McGowan
    • Aug 24, 2021
    • 4 min

    The Potomac River - An All-You-Can-Eat Buffet?

    "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...
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    #PotomacCleanup: 2021 Trash Totals!
    Kaylin Beach
    • Apr 21, 2021
    • 2 min

    #PotomacCleanup: 2021 Trash Totals!

    This past weekend, we participated in Alice Ferguson Foundation's 33rd Annual Potomac Watershed Cleanup by hosting 2 cleanups onsite!...
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    Potomac River Shoreline Cleanup Resources
    Kaylin Beach
    • Mar 23, 2021
    • 4 min

    Potomac River Shoreline Cleanup Resources

    Here is a list of tips, tricks, resources, and educational information around the shoreline cleanups done here at the Accokeek Foundation.
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    6 Fun Ways to Celebrate Johnny Appleseed Day!
    Kate Hanfling, Volunteer
    • Mar 10, 2021
    • 3 min

    6 Fun Ways to Celebrate Johnny Appleseed Day!

    Johnny Appleseed, whose real name was John Chapman, is famous for planting apple trees in the American “west,” which 250 years ago meant...
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    Managing Invasive Plants? Have Faith.
    Accokeek Foundation
    • Sep 4, 2020
    • 5 min

    Managing Invasive Plants? Have Faith.

    Invasive species are non-native plant species that aggressively establish within an ecosystem different from their own.
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    Reducing, Reusing, and Recycling Our Way to a Cleaner Potomac.
    Accokeek Foundation
    • Apr 5, 2017
    • 2 min

    Reducing, Reusing, and Recycling Our Way to a Cleaner Potomac.

    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...
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    Invasion of the Tennis Balls
    Accokeek Foundation
    • Apr 20, 2016
    • 2 min

    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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    8 Reasons Why Growing Up On the Chesapeake is the Best Way to Grow Up
    Accokeek Foundation
    • Jun 25, 2015
    • 2 min

    8 Reasons Why Growing Up On the Chesapeake is the Best Way to Grow Up

    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...
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    Take the AF Water Footprint Challenge and Discover the Hidden Cost of the Food We Eat
    Accokeek Foundation
    • Jun 9, 2015
    • 2 min

    Take the AF Water Footprint Challenge and Discover the Hidden Cost of the Food We Eat

    50 one-gallon buckets represent HALF of the average American’s daily water use. Did you know? Water scarcity affects 2.7 billion people...
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    Sustainability for the Next Generation
    Accokeek Foundation
    • May 29, 2015
    • 2 min

    Sustainability for the Next Generation

    “[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...
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    Accokeek Foundation
    • May 21, 2015
    • 3 min

    Accokeek Foundation “Celebrates the Potomac” with annual Family Fun Festival at Piscataway Park

    Accokeek, MD—Returning for its third year at Piscataway Park, Celebrating the Potomac is a one-day, family-friendly event featuring live...
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    A Farm, a View, and an Amazing Woman
    Accokeek Foundation
    • Mar 29, 2015
    • 5 min

    A Farm, a View, and an Amazing Woman

    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...
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    8 Times AmeriCorps Worked at the Accokeek Foundation
    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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    Bluebird Monitoring in Maryland: Resources for Beginning Monitors
    Accokeek Foundation
    • Feb 25, 2015
    • 4 min

    Bluebird Monitoring in Maryland: Resources for Beginning Monitors

    A female eastern bluebird guards her nest. Credit Bonnie Simpers. This week is going to the birds, literally. Sunday marks the beginning...
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    10 Notable African Americans Fighting for the Environment
    Accokeek Foundation
    • Feb 2, 2015
    • 4 min

    10 Notable African Americans Fighting for the Environment

    In celebration of Black History Month, we'd like to honor the remarkable African Americans fighting for justice for the environment.
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    Valentine’s Day Great Backyard Bird Count at the Visitor Center
    Accokeek Foundation
    • Jan 26, 2015
    • 1 min

    Valentine’s Day Great Backyard Bird Count at the Visitor Center

    Love truly IS for the Birds this February! National Bird Feeding Month, and with the Great Backyard Bird Count taking place February 13...
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    “A Day On, Not A Day Off”
    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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    Birds of a Feather: A Day in the Life of the Birds Out My Window
    Accokeek Foundation
    • Jan 5, 2015
    • 3 min

    Birds of a Feather: A Day in the Life of the Birds Out My Window

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