Nature Forward In The News
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Statement on MD Governor’s September 23rd Executive Order
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE September 23, 2026 Nature Forward Statement on Gov. Wes Moore’s Executive Order on Data Center Development Group praises EO as a good first step, but calls for a pause on data center development until the General Assembly enacts protections with teeth CHEVY CHASE, MD – Nature Forward issued the following statement today…
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Press Release: MD Gov’s Executive Order on Data Centers
On September 23, Governor Wes Moore signed an Executive Order that addressed his concerns for the future of data centers. You can read the Executive Order is available on the Governor’s website here, or watch the video here. Within the Executive Order, he outlined five main priorities: To that end, the Executive Order established a…
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Say NO to the Edsall Substation at Plaza 500
We need your voice to stop the approval of a proposed 5-acre substation (artistic rendering shown above). This substation is only being proposed because of an approved (but not yet built) data center. It would be just 67 feet away from a townhome community, connecting to transmission lines that would run straight through a Resource…
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Nature Forward Quarterly Autumn 2026
Sometimes just BEING is nature is what we need. Discover ways to experience mindfulness in the outdoors.
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De la maleza a la naturaleza: Community Empowerment for Invasive Management
How community environmental leaders along Route 1 in Alexandria learned about invasive species management–and then took action in their community!
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Meet Our New Maryland Conservation Advocate
¡Hola hola! I’m Carol Daniela, but you can call me Dani. Nice to meet you. I was born and raised in Colombia, South America. I like to think of myself as a daughter of the beautiful Andes mountains. My love for nature started when I was a child. During my school vacations, I used to…
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Meet Our New DC Conservation Advocate
Hello! I’m Marquelle Ogletree (she/her) the new DC Conservation Advocate at Nature Forward. I’m excited to carry forward the work of Jamoni Overby on emergency preparedness, clean water, and environmental justice across DC. I grew up in Tallahassee, Florida, where I began advocating for environmental, climate, and social justice in my community. I often visited…
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