News & Stories Archive
December 13, 2013
By Everette Bradford, Community Outreach Liaison Walker Mill Middle School officially adopted the Trash Free Schools project in the fall of the 2012-2013 school year, which gave momentum for the school […]
October 28, 2013
Guest post by Miriam Gennari, read more from her blog styrofoammom.com The 8th Annual Potomac Watershed Trash Summit happened on October 18th, 2013 at the University of District of Columbia. […]
September 23, 2013
By Karen Miles, Land Use/ Facilities Manager Things are in full swing at the PWSC construction site. There are contractors on-site for concrete work, geothermal hookups, electric and plumbing hookups […]
August 5, 2013
By Elizabeth Rives, Bridging the Watershed Program Coordinator “Look at that – that tree is tight!” exclaimed a bubbly six-grader from Accokeek Academy while walking to the site for a […]
July 26, 2013
By Karen Miles, Land Use/Facilities Manager For anyone not familiar with construction projects, the work going on in preparation for Phase One of the Potomac Watershed Study Center (PWSC) is […]
June 18, 2013
By Doris Sharp, Cultural Heritage Coordinator Visually memorable for visitors, especially school children, the Blue Rhinoceros is a hefty, humorous sentry to a creative legacy and is simply unforgettable and […]
April 26, 2013
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: April 25, 2013 (Accokeek, MD) Maryland Lieutenant Governor Anthony Brown, Prince George’s County Executive Rushern L. Baker, III and other dignitaries will help break ground today on one […]
January 9, 2013
By Becky Williams In my role as Naturalist/Educator for Hard Bargain Farm Environmental Center, I look forward to my visits to school classrooms both before and after the students come […]
December 21, 2012
By Ann Bodling, Children’s Garden Associate It was drizzling as I headed down to the barnyard. The sky was grey, dusk was early and most of the chickens had decided […]
November 6, 2012
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: November 6, 2012 Superstorm Sandy Highlights Need to Address Watershed Litter Problem: Solutions to be Discussed at 7th Annual Trash Summit (Silver Spring, MD) The aftermath of […]