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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

A Day in the Life of a Hard Bargain Farm 5th Grader

August 29, 2018
By: Kayla David, Outreach Coordinator For those of us to have walked the paths of Hard Bargain Farm, it is no wonder to us why Alice Ferguson first fell in […]

4 Quotes for Environmental Educators to Live By

July 25, 2018
By: Christina Morgal, Communications Intern Did you know that every year we help local teachers bring the wonder of the outdoors into their classrooms? Our summer workshops bring teachers out […]

Never Too Young To Make a Difference: 5th Graders Divert School Waste from Landfills

July 10, 2018
This past school year, hundreds of students from around the region participated in the Trash Free Schools program. Students learned about waste production, the impacts of litter on the environment […]

More Than 300,000 Pounds of Trash Collected and Removed During Regional Cleanup Event

June 11, 2018
Thousands of volunteers participate in this year’s 30th Annual Potomac River Watershed Cleanup Drawing on data collected from 267 cleanup events across Maryland, the District of Columbia, Virginia, and West […]

2018 Potomac Cleanup Photo Winners

May 25, 2018
When it comes to community cleanups, your photos are the most powerful way to make a statement. Thank you to everyone who submits photos of volunteers, interesting finds, data counts, […]

Celebrating Three Decades of Volunteers Organizing for a Cleaner Potomac River Watershed

April 18, 2018
One Weekend, More than 150 Trash Cleanups in Maryland, Virginia, & DC   This past Saturday, the Alice Ferguson Foundation and dozens of partners celebrated the 30th Annual Potomac River […]

Sharing Green Energy

January 24, 2018
Sharing Green Energy Did you know that just down the hill from the Alice Ferguson Foundation’s historic home and office, the Foundation’s educational center is one of the greenest buildings in the […]

Celebrating the Year of the Anacostia

January 17, 2018
By Laura Cattell Noll, Program Manager, Trash Free Initiative   In the 60 years since our founding, we have seen firsthand the importance of the Anacostia River and, in particular, […]

Green Your Holiday Gift-Wrapping

December 16, 2017
  In the United States, more trash is produced between Thanksgiving and the New Year than any other time of year. And a lot of the Holiday trash that we […]

Innovation & Collaboration at this Year’s Trash Summit

December 12, 2017
Guest post by Lowell George, National River Cleanup Manager at American Rivers   At the Alice Ferguson Foundation’s 11th Annual Trash Summit more than 200 people – including high school students, […]
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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.

2001 Bryan Point Road,
Accokeek, Maryland 20607
301-292-5665
info@fergusonfoundation.org



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