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Connecting people to the natural world, sustainable agricultural practices and the cultural heritage of their local watershed through education, stewardship and advocacy.

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Read about the latest happenings at the Alice Ferguson Foundation.


Intern Spotlight: Abbey Vanasse

In Memory of Frank Nicolai

A Perspective on Programs: Lesley Wills

Employee Spotlight: Jaidyn Kee

Alice Ferguson Foundation Receives $200,000 Grant from Chick-fil-A

2023 Pinot on the Potomac Sponsors

Camp Chronicles: Q & A With Jasmine Scott

Beyond the Board: Dan Jackson

Wrapping Up Summer Adventure Camp 2023

Employee Spotlight: Brenda Wright

Member Moment: Rose Kim

A Closer Look: “Swimming Party” by Alice Ferguson


News & Stories Archive

AFF Hosts Annual Garden Party & Wine Tasting

July 2, 2015
Alice Ferguson Foundation hosted its Annual Garden Party and Wine Tasting event on June 19th. This event was sponsored in partnership with the Prince George’s Economic Development Corporation (EDC). Among […]

Stanford in Washington Art Gallery Hosts Exhibition

June 11, 2015
Alice Ferguson Retrospective The life and legacy of Alice Ferguson is the subject of an exhibition at the Stanford in Washington Art Gallery now through August 30, 2015. “Hard Bargain […]

Lori Arguelles Inducted as Honorary Commander at Joint Base Andrews

June 11, 2015
Alice Ferguson Foundation Executive Director, Lori Arguelles, Inducted as Honorary Commander at Joint Base Andrews Joint Base Andrews recently inducted AFF Executive Director Lori Arguelles, along with thirteen other community […]

Stewards of our Watershed

April 8, 2015
By Tim Murphy, Potomac River Watershed Cleanup Coordinator At Peace Lutheran Church in Waldorf, Maryland, we have had a long standing and robust Social Concerns Ministry.  Under the direction of […]

Good Riddance Garbage

April 1, 2015
By guest writer David Thompson, a high school junior in Prince George’s County. On March 21, along with eight others, I cleaned up a few streets in a Maryland residential […]

Can We Talk About Your Trash?

March 24, 2015
By Tim Murphy, Potomac River Watershed Cleanup Coordinator I recently had the privilege of addressing a communications class at the College of Southern Maryland (CSM) taught by Assistant Professor Michelle […]

Regional Litter Prevention Campaign Seeks New Images to Target Millennials

March 6, 2015
Recognizing the importance of public education and awareness in creating behavior change, AFF’s Trash Free Potomac Watershed Initiative created the Regional Litter Prevention Campaign to target active litterers in the […]

Urban Plight to Agricultural Delight

December 12, 2014
Located on 32nd and Branch Ave in Temple Hills, MD is a 5,000 square foot abandoned street scape project that has existed since 1974. Thirty years later this forgotten site, […]

Celebrating 60 Years of Service to Our Community

October 24, 2014
By Lori Arguelles, AFF Executive Director It was 60 years ago today that the pioneers of the Alice Ferguson Foundation (AFF) realized the first fruits of their labors. On October […]

Millennial Consumption: How one generation could generate less waste

October 3, 2014
By Kara Pennino, AFF Community Outreach Liaison There has been a lot of talk recently about how to grab the attention of people in their teens and twenties, also known […]
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Land Acknowledgement
We acknowledge that the land we use today is the
traditional land of the Piscataway people.
We are learning (and living) on their territory, honoring
their culture and we are enormously grateful for their
stewardship of the land.

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Accokeek, Maryland 20607
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