News & Stories Archive
April 12, 2017
Thousands of residents come together for the 29th Annual Potomac River Watershed Cleanup On April 8, thousands of residents came out to kick off the 29th Annual Potomac River Watershed […]
April 5, 2017
by Hannah Seligmann, Volunteer Coordinator Those who have participated in a cleanup understand that while the items found span the whole spectrum, they’re usually all made from a few consistent […]
March 29, 2017
by Hannah Seligmann, Volunteer Coordinator I am humbled by the dedication of the people who protect, volunteer for, and preserve the water we drink. Since 1989, the Potomac River Watershed […]
February 28, 2017
Annapolis MD – The Alice Ferguson Foundation, in collaboration with The Carbon Underground, convened more than one hundred soil scientists, farmers, policymakers and nonprofit leaders for a one-day conference on […]
February 2, 2017
by Laura Cattell Noll, Assistant Program Manager In the last decade, communities throughout the Potomac River Watershed have taken substantive action to prevent litter, clean up communities and protect the […]
January 24, 2017
by Julia Saintz, Community Outreach Coordinator At the beginning of a new year, we pause to reflect on recent successes of the Alice Ferguson Foundation’s Trash Free Potomac Watershed […]
October 10, 2016
Local Oktoberfest Celebrates Community & Benefits Environmental Education Accokeek, MD – The Alice Ferguson Foundation opened its doors Saturday, October 8 for its 34th annual Oktoberfest at the Hard Bargain […]
September 13, 2016
This summer 70 teachers from across the region received environmental education training from the Alice Ferguson Foundation education team in a variety of exciting locations, everywhere from the grounds of […]
June 9, 2016
Community comes together for 28th Annual Potomac River Watershed Cleanup Drawing from results collected on AFF’s Trash Network, nearly 10,000 volunteers collected 334,952 pounds of trash at 265 sites throughout […]
June 7, 2016
Tim Murphy Coordinator, Trash Free Potomac Watershed Initiative A major step was taken this year by the District of Columbia and neighboring jurisdictions, Prince George’s County and Montgomery County to […]
