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Take Action: Help Montgomery County incorporate climate change into planning and zoning
Written by Nature Forward Volunteer Anne Cottingham (edited by Denisse Guitarra) Take Action Now! On December 8th the Montgomery Planning Board will have a meeting to review the new Climate…
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Nature Forward Supports Bird Safe Buildings
On October 21st, Nature Forward testified at the Committee of the Whole Public Hearing on the Migratory Wildlife Protection Act, also known as Bird Safe Buildings Act. What’s Happening? Each…
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Celebrating Our Volunteers: Join the Conservation Volunteers 2022-23
In December 2021, ANS revamped its Conservation Research and Advocacy Volunteer Program to consistently engage members and volunteers in the work of our Conservation Department. Conservation advocates in DC, Maryland,…
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Data Centers In The Wrong Place: It’s A Bad Deal
On September 13, 2022, ANS submitted written comments in opposition to a plan in Prince William County to bisect the protected areas of Conway Robinson State Forest and Manassas Battlefield…
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It’s time to pass Thrive 2050 in Montgomery County
Montgomery County is a large, beautiful, diverse, progressive county famous for its Agricultural Reserve, stream valley parks, great restaurants, lovely neighborhoods, left-leaning politics, post-war suburban housing stock, and as a…
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TAKE ACTION: Say NO to Wetlands and Stream Destruction for Highway Construction!
Keep Fighting Highway Expansion – Submit Comments on the MD “Op Lanes” Wetlands & Waterways Permit – Due Thurs., Sep. 29 Update 9/29/22: NOTE: The public comment period has been extended…
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Conservation Advocacy at ANS: “Dynamic, Changing as Conditions Change, Seeking Always to Become More Effective”
This is the first in a series introducing ANS’ new Conservation Advocacy Priority Campaign Areas. As world renowned conservationist and ANS Board Member Rachel Carson wrote, “Like the resource it…
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ANS Goes to Capitol Hill!
On March 4th, ANS joined more than 100 other environmental advocates for the Choose Clean Water Coalition’s 8th annual Chesapeake Bay Day on Capitol Hill. Lisa Alexander, ANS’s Executive Director, is…
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MD General Assembly 2020 Wrap Up
Dear ANS Friends, The 2020 Maryland General Assembly session adjourned early on March 18th, 2020 due to Covid-19. Originally, the Assembly would have ended on April 6th. There is a possibility that…