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  • Alexandria’s Terrible, Horrible, Very Bad Day Just Got Better!

    ANS celebrates news that Fairfax County Planning Commission Received Request to Indefinitely Delay Proposed Amendment to Develop 8800 Richmond Highway from Developer Mark Viani 


  • Terrible, Awful, Horrible Development Proposal Could Lead to More Flooding and Worse in NOVA

    ANS, Allies Join Forces to Stop Residential Development in Dogue Creek Floodplain


  • Secretary Grumbles

    Maryland’s DOE Secretary Ben Grumbles to Tour Innovative Stormwater and Environmental Projects at ANS as part of Gov. Hogan’s Montgomery County Day


  • Award-Winning Smartphone App uses Little Critters to do Big Things for Clean Water

    ANS Hosts the Next Creek Critters Event September 29


  • Montgomery County Stormwater Fight

    Local Activists to Talk about the Twists and Turns of Montgomery County Stormwater Fight


  • Woodend Update: Woodend Sanctuary to Close Aug. 30-31st for Improvements

    Woodend Update: Woodend Sanctuary to Close Aug. 30-31st for Improvements For more information, contact Caroline Brewer at [email protected] or (301) 652-9188 Ext. 23 Chevy Chase, MD – From August 27th to the 31st, ANS will be making repairs and upgrades along the driveway through Woodend Nature Sanctuary. From Aug 27-29, the sanctuary will be open to the public, however,…


  • ANS Testifies in Support of Bird Life, Diversity, and Nesting Supports Ban on Noisy, Gas-Powered Leaf Blowers

    The Audubon Naturalist Society today submitted testimony to the D.C. Council in support of a ban that would prevent the sale or use of gasoline-powered leaf blowers in the District of Columbia beginning in 2022.


  • ANS Message to Montgomery County Council: Stormwater Pollution is Not Going Away

    For more information, contact Caroline Brewer, [email protected] or 202-830-5115 or Eliza Cava, 301-652-9188, ext. 22, [email protected] CHEVY CHASE, MD – ANS Director of Conservation Eliza Cava issued the following statement in response to the Montgomery County Council’s vote on stormwater issues: “Stormwater pollution is not going to go away. It is getting worse, with bigger, more intense storms an increasing…


  • ANS Parent Guide: ANS Experts Offer Parents Trusted ‘Recipes’ Designed to Get Children to Revel in Nature

    Parent Guide Provides Lowdown on How to Go From Screen Time to Green Time in No Time


  • Go Wild for Great Outdoors Month

    ANS Issues Another Challenge for D.C. to Spend at Least an Hour a Day in Nature and the WIlderness


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