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  • Creek Chronicles: Dark Branch

    Creek Chronicles: Dark Branch

    What does a champion stream for aquatic macroinvertebrates look like? Those who visit Dark Branch can find out.

  • Take Action on Prince George’s Data Center Bill Before November 19th!

    UPDATE AS OF NOVEMBER 19TH: On Tuesday November 19, the Prince George’s County Council unanimously voted to HOLD on CB 52 until next year thanks to your outpouring of letters, and the many advocates who stood up for constituent’s voices.  Collectively, we sent 230 letters to the Prince George’s County Council! You can watch the full…


  • Data Center Frontiers Summit Recap

    Screenshot from the Data Center Frontier Trends Summit 2024 Website – note the sold out sign. Source: https://www.dcftrends.com/2024/home In early September 2024, Nature Forward Conservation Director Lydia Lawrence and I attended the Data Center Frontier Trends Summit in Reston, Virginia. Thankfully, I was on week three of my new role and was fully prepared to…


  • Introduction to Maryland Conservation Advocate

    Hello, Nature Forward!  My name is Angie McCarthy (she/her), and I’m proud to be Nature Forward’s new Maryland Conservation Advocate. Before your heart starts pounding, Denisse Guitarra is still an important part of our Conservation team. She will now be focused on our community outreach events. I am so grateful to be able to learn from…


  • Speak up for a stronger Data Center Zoning Ordinance

    UPDATED 8/5/24 Join us on September 10 @ 4:30pm: testify for stronger protections! The Data Center ZOA public hearing was held on July 16 and the Board deferred their decision until July 30. On the morning of July 30 however, it was reported that, due to a clerical error regarding a change in state law…


  • June Conservation Café: Data Center impacts on National Parks with NPCA

    On June 4th, Kyle Hart, Mid-Atlantic Program Manager for the National Parks Conservation Association, spoke about the impact of data centers on our DMV region’s national parks.  Failing to reform the data center industry in the region threatens to undermine decades of conservation and environmental efforts in Virginia, Maryland, and beyond. See below for the…


  • Montgomery County FY25 Operating Budget

    On April 9th, 2024, Nature Forward submitted comments and testified on the FY25 Montgomery County Operating Budget. We advocated for continued support and increased in areas such as climate change, clean water, stormwater, recycling, and parks. Click below to read our written testimony. On May 23rd, 2024, the County Council voted and approved the county’s…


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