Nonprofit Aggregator: Catalogue for Philanthropy: Greater Washington

This post is a reprint of a post by Spur Local that originally appeared at Accokeek Foundation.

an illustrated exploration by Casey Harlow

When we started talking about meadows, we couldn’t get this scene from the movie I Heart Huckabees out of our minds.

“Albert Markovski: No, I’m not. I’m talking about not covering every square inch of populated America with houses and strip malls until you can’t even remember what happens when you stand in a meadow at dusk.
Bret: What happens in the meadow at dusk?
Albert Markovski: Everything.
Mrs. Hooten: Nothing.
Albert Markovski: Everything.
Mrs. Hooten: Nothing.
Albert Markovski: It’s beautiful.
Tommy Corn: It’s beautiful.”
—I Heart Huckabees, 2004

Grassland habitats are disappearing at an alarming rate, and we felt that the loss of those spaces was not only tragic for the flora and fauna that thrive there, but for the people that might never experience the energy and life that meadows provide. So we asked ourselves this same question: What DOES happen in a meadow at dusk? Is it everything? Is it nothing? Should we care what happens in a meadow at dusk?

Let’s start our exploration in Piscataway Park and focus on three specific park ecosystems: the “Food Forest,” savannah pasture, and meadows.

Are you ready to have a hand in our meadow experiment? You can start by saving the date for the 2018 DoMore24 campaign. From noon on May 17 through noon on May 18, the Accokeek Foundation has a goal to raise $6,500 for a “Meadow Fund” to support the meadow. Each Donation will fund soil sampling, purchase seeds, provide volunteers with tools and safety equipment, and support wildlife inventories. Learn more at domore24.org/meadow.

This post is a reprint of a post by Spur Local that originally appeared at College Bound.

This post is a reprint of a post by Spur Local that originally appeared at Accokeek Foundation.

This post is a reprint of a post by a Catalogue nonprofit that originally appeared at Accokeek Foundation.

The Accokeek Foundation and its Board of Trustees share the concerns of our local community about the potential environmental and viewshed impacts of the proposed compressor station on Barry’s Hill Road in Charles County as part of the Eastern Market Access Project. Though the Foundation has chosen not to take any positions for or against specific projects, companies, organizations, or individuals, we remain committed to promoting policies, practices, and values that support stewardship of the natural and cultural resources in our region. We do this in collaboration with a host of nonprofit organizations, educational institutions, and government agencies.

We are proud to be one of the partners caring for Piscataway Park. We admire and appreciate our neighbors’ and our partners’ incredible commitment to environmental advocacy. We all have a role to play in this special community. The Accokeek Foundation’s primary role is education. Our mission is to “cultivate passion for the natural and cultural heritage of Piscataway Park and commitment to stewardship and sustainability.” Through a cooperative agreement with the National Park Service, the we steward 200 acres of the park, providing visitor services and educational programs for the tens of thousands of people who visit this national park on the Potomac River every year. Our work focuses on sustainable agriculture and environmental stewardship, connecting people to the history and significance of this indigenous landscape through a variety of interpretive, educational, recreational, and volunteer experiences.

If you have questions or would like to learn more about how the Accokeek Foundation fulfills its mission, please contact Lisa Hayes, President and CEO, at Lhayes [at] accokeek [dot] org.

This post is a reprint of a post by a Catalogue nonprofit that originally appeared at Accokeek Foundation.

The Accokeek Foundation and its Board of Trustees share the concerns of our local community about the potential environmental and viewshed impacts of the proposed compressor station on Barry’s Hill Road in Charles County as part of the Eastern Market Access Project. Though the Foundation has chosen not to take any positions for or against specific projects, companies, organizations, or individuals, we remain committed to promoting policies, practices, and values that support stewardship of the natural and cultural resources in our region. We do this in collaboration with a host of nonprofit organizations, educational institutions, and government agencies.

We are proud to be one of the partners caring for Piscataway Park. We admire and appreciate our neighbors’ and our partners’ incredible commitment to environmental advocacy. We all have a role to play in this special community. The Accokeek Foundation’s primary role is education. Our mission is to “cultivate passion for the natural and cultural heritage of Piscataway Park and commitment to stewardship and sustainability.” Through a cooperative agreement with the National Park Service, the we steward 200 acres of the park, providing visitor services and educational programs for the tens of thousands of people who visit this national park on the Potomac River every year. Our work focuses on sustainable agriculture and environmental stewardship, connecting people to the history and significance of this indigenous landscape through a variety of interpretive, educational, recreational, and volunteer experiences.

If you have questions or would like to learn more about how the Accokeek Foundation fulfills its mission, please contact Lisa Hayes, President and CEO, at Lhayes [at] accokeek [dot] org.

This post is a reprint of a post by a Catalogue nonprofit that originally appeared at Accokeek Foundation.

This post is a reprint of a post by Spur Local that originally appeared at College Bound.

This post is a reprint of a post by Spur Local that originally appeared at College Bound.

This post is a reprint of a post by Spur Local that originally appeared at College Bound.

This post is a reprint of a post by Spur Local that originally appeared at College Bound.