About Us
The Accokeek Foundation is a nonprofit that connects people to land, history, culture, and community through stewardship, education, agriculture, and shared care for the Piscataway Park landscape. The organization exists to protect and interpret a living cultural landscape while creating meaningful opportunities for learning, conservation, community engagement, and environmental stewardship.
Land Acknowledgement
The Accokeek Foundation is located in Piscataway Park, within the traditional ancestral homelands of Piscataway People both past and present. We acknowledge and honor with gratitude the land and waterways, and the people who have stewarded this land throughout the generations.
Mission
The Accokeek Foundation cultivates a passion for the natural and cultural heritage of Piscataway Park and a commitment to stewardship and sustainability.
Vision
The Accokeek Foundation will be a regional leader in community-driven education, ensuring that the land and stories of the region remain a living legacy for future generations.
Our Story
The Accokeek Foundation exists at the meeting point of people, land, and history. For generations, the landscapes of Piscataway Park have been shaped by the relationships between communities, waterways, agriculture, and cultural traditions. These connections continue to define the Foundation’s work today.
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​Founded to protect a remarkable stretch of the Potomac River shoreline across from Mount Vernon, the Foundation’s mission has grown beyond preservation alone. Today, it serves as a steward of both natural and cultural heritage, honoring the Indigenous history of the land while creating opportunities for people to learn from, care for, and connect with the landscape around them. ​
Through education, agriculture, conservation, and community engagement, the Accokeek Foundation helps people understand that they are not separate from nature, but part of a larger living system. Every trail, field, riverbank, and gathering space offers an opportunity to explore the interconnectedness of people, place, and time.
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The Foundation believes that stewardship begins with connection. When people understand the stories of a place, they become invested in its future. By sharing knowledge, preserving cultural memory, and cultivating meaningful experiences on the land, the Accokeek Foundation inspires generations of caretakers who will continue to shape a more resilient and sustainable future.
At its heart, the Accokeek Foundation is a place of confluence. A place where histories meet, communities gather, knowledge is shared, and small acts of stewardship create ripples of impact that extend far beyond the landscape itself. ​