From the rolling hills to the river shoreline, the Alice Ferguson Foundation shares the wonder and excitement of the farm, woodlands, wetlands and waterways of the Potomac River watershed with thousands of students, teachers and citizens every year.

• Hard Bargain Farm Environmental Center programs facilitate rich outdoor-based experiences for appreciation, awareness and lifelong stewardship of our natural environment.
• The Bridging the Watershed program, in partnership with the National Park Service, provides personally meaningful, educational experiences that connect high school students to their place in the natural and cultural world.
• Through the Trash Free Potomac Watershed Initiative, AFF seeks to address the trash problem from a watershed-wide approach that will benefit the entire region.

New at the Alice Ferguson Foundation

AFF Receives Partner of the Year Award from the District of Columbia Mayor Fenty Honors Alice Ferguson Foundation with Environmental Excellence Award! Click to view full press release(PDF)

Alice Ferguson Foundation’s Hard Bargain Farm Environmental Center was officially recognized as a Maryland Green Center by the Maryland Association for Environmental and Outdoor Education (MAEOE). Details

Reservations for School Year 2010-11 will be accepted starting Monday, August 16, 2010 (scheduling details). For more details about our education programs, please visit Overnight Field Trips, Single Day Field Trips *Please note the New Fee Schedule.

Job Opportunities: Do you love the idea of working in a beautiful, green environment surrounded by staff as dedicated as you are to fostering stewardship of the Earth? AFF is seeking qualified applicants for the following positions: Bridging the Watershed Educator and Hard Bargain Farm Educator/Naturalist.

Shoreline Restoration: The Alice Ferguson Foundation has received funding through American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (stimulus) funds to implement a $1.1M shoreline restoration project in Piscataway Park, Prince George’s County, Maryland. This project is one of 50 selected from over 800 applications received by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s Restoration Center (NOAA). If you are interested in learning more about this project, please click here to view a factsheet.

"From the beginning we loved the river more than any one thing about the farm. We walked along its beach on quiet days because it was lovely and took the same walk on windy days because it was exhilarating..." from Adventures in Southern Maryland by Alice L.L. Ferguson

Support AFF

• * Become a Member
• * Make a Donation
• * Catalogue for Philanthropy
• * Pledge campaigns of the United Way of the National Capital Area (UWNCA #8083) and the Combined Federal Campaign (CFC #62564)

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Winner of the 2010 Potomac River Watershed Cleanup Photo Contest

"Bye Bye Beer Can", Glover Archbold Park Wetland Photo by Emily Wander.
Click here to see all of the great photos from the Potomac River Watershed Cleanup.