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Meet Our New Grassroots Engagement Coordinator
Say hello to Douglas, the new Grassroots Engagement Coordinator for the Conservation Team at Nature Forward!
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Montgomery County Council Agenda Heating UP!
The Montgomery County Councilmembers saw the rising temperatures and said to themselves, “let’s set a record for how many individual pieces of legislation we can introduce so we can all stay inside.” And with that, we have some advocacy to do from the comfort of our homes and workplaces! Expedited Bill 19-25, Noise Control –…
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Put It Back: Restore Funding for Environmental Justice and Climate Programs in DC
Mayor Bowser’s proposed budget cuts District programs that protect our rivers, parks and people in Washington, DC. The nation’s capital faces another challenging budget season and is proposing major reductions to key programs overseen by Department of Energy and Environment’s (DOEE). This means we need your help to call on the Council to PUT BACK…
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Help us retain critical FY26 funding for FxCo parks!
UPDATE JULY 2025: YOU HELPED US RETAIN SOME KEY PARK FUNDING! You spoke up and our decision makers restored some key funding. Thank you to everyone who wrote comment letters, talked to their supervisors, and testified at the budget public hearings in support of the Fairfax County Park Authority (FCPA). The FY26 budget cuts were…
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MoCo’s FY26 Budget
A screengrab of the Fiscal Year 2026 $7.7B budget across all of Montgomery County. Source: https://apps.montgomerycountymd.gov/BASISOPERATING/Common/Index.aspx March and April are big months for Montgomery County. March brings Crossover in the General Assembly, and the County Executive’s recommended budget. For those who are unfamiliar, Marc Elrich recommended his budget to the County Council on March 14th,…
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Say No to New Gas in Maryland
Angie McCarthy with Senator Brooks, who is championing the Affordable Abundant Clean Energy Act, in Annapolis alongside environmental advocates from Maryland LCV, CCAN, Sierra Club, and others. What is the Issue? Energy has been the focus of Maryland’s General Assembly. Most of Nature Forward’s priority bills this session have championed clean energy and ways we…
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Conservation on the Chopping Block
The Maryland Department of Legislative Services’ proposed funding cuts to the Department of Agriculture, Department of Natural Resources, and Maryland Energy Administration would impact every part of our state and put us behind on our environmental and conservation goals Source: Maryland Protected Lands Dashboard What is on the Line? The Maryland state budget shortfall has…
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Nature Forward Quarterly Spring 2025
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Nature Forward Quarterly Winter 2024-2025
Read the Winter 2024-2025 edition of the Nature Forward Quarterly
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¡Actúa ahora sobre el proyecto de ley de centros de datos en Prince George’s antes del 19 de noviembre!
By: Angie McCarthy. Click here to view the original in English. Translated by Denisse Guitarra. ACTUALIZACIÓN: El martes noviembre 19, el Consejo del Condado de Prince George votó unánimemente a favor de APLASAR el proyecto de ley CB 52 al próximo año gracias a la gran cantidad de cartas que enviaron y a muchos que…