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Help Save Fairfax County Parks!
Dear Friend, We need YOUR help next week to protect Fairfax County parks! Over the past two years, Nature Forward and the Fairfax Parks Coalition won $2 million in funding for…
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“Don’t Pollute” Nature Forward’s year-long, youth led, Long Branch litter reduction program wraps up.
Nature Forward had another successful year working with the Long Branch community to clean up their watershed! We partnered with CHEER, Defensores de la Cuenca and 18 high school students…
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Another Successful Year: Ward 8 Water Watchers 3.0
Ward 8 Water Watchers is a program created for the Congress Heights community and other Ward 8 residents to engage in watershed education events, steward Oxon Run and advancing environmental…
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My summer internship with Nature Forward
This post written by Nature Forward Summer 2023 Intern Alex Bennett My name is Alex Bennett. I am from Arlington, Virginia, and this fall I will be a Junior at…
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Latino Conservation Week 2023 – Bilingual Forest Walk
On Saturday July 15th, we celebrated the 10th Latino Conservation Week by hosting a free bilingual forest bathing event in Prince George’s County. We had over 50 people from the…
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DC Environment Budget Testimony
On April 6, 2023, Nature Forward submitted testimony on Washington, DC’s FY24 budget for the Department of Energy and Environment. We focused on the following key issues: Out of the…
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Our Recipe for Conservation: How Nature Forward does advocacy
While too many cooks in the kitchen can spoil the broth, we need all the cooks we can find to help protect the environment. Broad engagement from area residents is…
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Earth Day in Edmonston, MD
Nature Forward held a fabulous bilingual Earth Day event with the Town of Edmonston in April 2023.
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Maryland & Montgomery County Forest Wins
Montgomery County and the State of Maryland have both just passed legislations to update their forest conservation laws. Both are historic wins for Maryland’s forests, and both expand protections for…
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Maryland General Assembly 2023 Wrap Up!
April 10th marked the end of the 2023 Maryland General Assembly. We are excited to report that ALL of Nature Forward’s MDG23 priority bills passed and are now waiting for…