Environmental Center To Open In Accokeek

ACCOKEEK, Md. (AP) -- A new environmental education center is opening in Accokeek.

Sen. Ben Cardin is scheduled to join students for the opening on Friday.

The center will enable the Alice Ferguson Foundation to expand hands-on learning initiatives offered on the 330-acre Hard Bargain Farm.

The foundation works to promote environmental sustainability of the Potomac River watershed.

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