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Nature Forward Building Flood Wise Communities Impact
Washington D.C., due to its unique location of being surrounded by both the Anacostia and Potomac Rivers, is a hotspot for floods. The last major riverine flooding occurred in 1996;… Read more
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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… Read more
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2025 Maryland General Assembly: Moore than just Energy
ACTION ITEMS: Support our Four Priority Bills: If you have listened to any legislative briefings or skimmed a headline, you know it is the year of energy in the 2025… Read more
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2025 Virginia General Assembly Legislative Priorities
2025 Virginia General Assembly Legislative Priorities (Updated as of 2/24/25 @ 8:42pm) This year’s Virginia General Assembly (a time when legislators get together to make a new set of laws)… Read more
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Montgomery County’s BYO-Bag Bill
February 12th, 2025 Update On February 11th, 2025, Montgomery County Council passed Bill 24-24, Bring Your Own Bag (BYOB) Bill. Nature Forward has been working with Councilmembers since last summer to ensure… Read more
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Nature Forward Opposes Project Pipes III
This is a special edition blog post by Sally Winthrop, Conservation Department Volunteer at Nature Forward. In July 2023, Jamoni asked me if I would be interested in joining zoom… Read more
