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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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Accokeek Foundation
Dec 16, 20134 min read
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
Oct 18, 20131 min read
Foto Friday: Fall Foliage
After 16 days of forced separation from the site, we were finally able to open the gates and return to Piscataway Park last Thursday. The...
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Accokeek Foundation
Jun 13, 20135 min read
Celebrate Summer with a Festival for Water Enthusiasts on June 22
What a better way to introduce a new dock and kayak launch at Piscataway Park than to throw a party?! The Accokeek Foundation is very...
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Accokeek Foundation
May 17, 20133 min read
A Botanical Journey in Piscataway Park
Written by Molly Meehan, Community Outreach and Education Coordinator Pawpaw in Bloom As I journey into my third year working at the...
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Accokeek Foundation
Mar 27, 20131 min read
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
Aug 28, 20123 min read
Accokeek Foundation Receives Ticket to Ride Grant for School Tours
ACCOKEEK FOUNDATION AT PISCATAWAY PARK ANJELA BARNES, COMMUNICATIONS MANAGER OUTREACH@ACCOKEEK.ORG | 301-283-2113 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE...
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Accokeek Foundation
Jun 19, 20122 min read
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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Accokeek Foundation
May 16, 20122 min read
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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Accokeek Foundation
Apr 20, 20122 min read
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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Accokeek Foundation
Mar 12, 20122 min read
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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Accokeek Foundation
Feb 17, 20122 min read
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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Accokeek Foundation
Jan 5, 20122 min read
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...
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Accokeek Foundation
Sep 20, 20111 min read
The Last Osprey: An Observation from the President
by Wilton Corkern On the way to work this morning I saw a single Osprey perched atop a dead tree trunk in the Accokeek Creek wetland. It...
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Accokeek Foundation
Aug 16, 20112 min read
The Indispensable Honeybee
Inside one of the Ecosystem Farm's four honeybee hives. During this time of bright sunshine and bountiful harvests from farms and gardens...
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Accokeek Foundation
May 27, 20113 min read
A Bad Day to Be a Tadpole
by Wilton Corkern, President On any given day this time of year a traveler along Bryan Point Road will almost surely see a Great Blue...
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Accokeek Foundation
May 10, 20114 min read
High-Tech Treasure Hunt Set to Launch June 4, 2011
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: May 10, 2011 Captain John Smith Geotrail features over 40 Chesapeake sites in Maryland, Virginia, and Delaware...
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Accokeek Foundation
May 10, 20112 min read
An Observation from the Bayou
by Wilton C. Corkern, President I always enjoy visiting my family in Louisiana. There are also a few bonuses that come with the trip: a...
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Accokeek Foundation
Apr 7, 20111 min read
Courtship: Spring Flings Among the Furred and Feathered
Last week’s revelation that a fresh egg had appeared in one of the nesting boxes along the Ken Otis Bluebird Trail was a surprise. March...
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