[IHHAAC Update] December Events Announced at the Accokeek Foundation

[IHHAAC Email Newsletter]

Press Release

 

Contact: Julie Brunton

Phone: 301.283.2113, ext. 20

Email: outreach at accokeek.org

 

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

 

 


December Events Announced at the Accokeek Foundation


 

The Accokeek Foundation is pleased to announce two unique events for the
month of December. Join us for our annual Winter's Eve celebration. Stroll
the illuminated path to the seasonally decorated farm, enjoy cider and
singing carols by the fire.

 

Do you need new fences for your livestock or pets? At our Basic Animal
Fencing class, you'll learn how to construct safe, legal, and functional
fences and gates, and you'll learn the right tools and techniques that will
save you time, money, and energy.

 

WINTER'S EVE

Saturday, December 5, 2009
5:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.
National Colonial Farm, Rain or Light Snow Showers
$2 Admission Fee or a Canned Food Donation to Support a Maryland Food Bank

Kick off the winter season with our annual Winter's Eve celebration. Tour
the seasonally decorated National Colonial Farm as 18th century lanterns
light the way. Join us for cider, cookies, popcorn and singing carols by the
fire. The Museum Gift Shop will be open and stocked with unique gifts for
all your holiday shopping.

 

BASIC ANIMAL FENCING

Thursday, December 17, 2009
7:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.
Education Center, Rain or Shine
$40 Non-members, $35 Members

Do you need new fences for your livestock or pets? Lee Kelly, our Manager of
Livestock and Pastures, will provide you with the knowledge you need to
choose the right fence for the right animals and to plan your project from
start to finish. You'll learn how to construct safe, legal, and functional
fences and gates, and you'll learn the right tools and techniques that will
save you time, money, and energy.

 

For more information about this and other events or classes, please visit
the Accokeek Foundation's web site at www.accokeek.org
<http://www.accokeek.org/> , or to register for an upcoming event, please
email accofound at accokeek.org.

 

The Accokeek Foundation

3400 Bryan Point Road, Accokeek, Maryland 20607

301.283.2113

 

Founded fifty years ago to protect the view across the Potomac River from
Mount Vernon, the Accokeek Foundation, an educational non-profit, became one
of the nation's first land trusts. Today, the Foundation stewards 200 acres
of Piscataway National Park in Accokeek, Maryland, where visitors can hike a
network of trails winding through wetlands, visit a native tree arboretum,
and observe an award-winning forest restoration project. To emphasize the
connection between nature and history, part of the site includes the
National Colonial Farm, a living history museum that depicts a Maryland
middle-class family farm on the eve of the American Revolution. Nearly
extinct historic crops and animals are preserved here for future
generations. The Foundation's organic Ecosystem Farm emphasizes the future
of agriculture as organic farmers learn the tools of a new trade, practice
sustainable use of natural resources, and shares of the farms produce are
sold to households in the community.  The park's beautiful grounds, trails
and programs are open to the public year round.

 

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