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

2008 Summer Teacher Institute Announced: Potomac River & Chesapeake Bay Issue Investigation: Hands-on Science in Action June 23 -- June 27, 2008 or July 14 -- July 18, 2008, details...

BTW 2008 Summer Teacher : Get started by attending one of our week-long training institutes this summer. Participants earn a stipend and graduate credits. details...

"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 2008 Potomac River Watershed Cleanup Photo Contest

Springhill Lake Elementary School Cleanup. Photo by Cindy Murray.
Click here to see all of the great photos from the Potomac River Watershed Cleanup.