News & Stories Archive
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 […]
November 19, 2015
By Karen Jensen Miles Sponsored by the United States Green Building Council, Greenbuild is the world’s largest conference and expo dedicated to green building. The green building community gathers annually […]
October 29, 2015
By JOHNATHON CLINKSCALES jclinkscales@somdnews.com October 29, 2015 Imagine a futuristic building that can work in harmony like species in an ecosystem and mimic the beauty, resourcefulness and efficiency of […]
October 23, 2015
State-of-the-Art Environmental Education Center Opens in Maryland Thousands of students from around the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area will begin using one of the world’s greenest, most energy efficient buildings today […]
October 23, 2015
For fans of the movie Back to the Future II, October 21, 2015 is a notable date. When the film was released in 1989, that date seemed light years away. […]
October 22, 2015
Back-to-school time on the farm is exciting for staff and animals alike, as we enjoy the return of visiting children. The entertainment value goes both ways between students and animals. This […]
October 22, 2015
AFF is pleased to have formed a partnership with Volunteer Maryland, an AmeriCorps program. We now have a Volunteer Maryland Coordinator on staff to help establish a more robust volunteer […]
Alice Ferguson Foundation Unveils One of the Greenest Environmental Education Buildings in the World
October 22, 2015
Buildings as Teaching Tools Since its founding more than six decades ago, the Alice Ferguson Foundation has been dedicated to educating visitors of all ages about the natural world, inspiring […]
October 14, 2015
Read the article: Bringing Solar Power to One of the Most Environmentally-Friendly Buildings in the World
September 7, 2015
As students return to their classrooms this fall, the Alice Ferguson Foundation is readying its own new state-of-the-art environmental education campus, unlike any other in the world! When we made […]