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Creek Chronicles: Dark Branch
What does a champion stream for aquatic macroinvertebrates look like? Those who visit Dark Branch can find out.
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What are the big issues in Virginia in 2024? Think data.
Thank you to Nature Volunteer Elyzabeth Earnley for partnering with us and for co-authoring this article with me! While much of the work we do at Nature Forward is focused locally, we pay attention each year in Virginia as legislators gather for the General Assembly to write new laws that will affect us both state-wide…
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Water Protectors empowers community leaders!
In 2023, Nature Forward completed the 3rd year of our Water Protectors of Little Hunting Creek outreach, working with communities along the Route 1 Corridor in the Hybla Valley area of Fairfax County, VA.). Thanks to funding from Virginia Environmental Endowment and in partnership with United Community, Northern Virginia Soil & Water Conservation District (NVSWCD),…
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Speak up against the I-270 highway expansion & demand environmentally friendly transit alternatives in November!
It is time to take action on the Beltway (I-270 & I-495) and American Legion Bridge expansion once again.
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Woodend Monthly: Everyone Outside, Outside for Everyone
By deconstructing what defines a natural space, people can expand their view of outdoor access to be more inclusive and welcoming to people of all ability levels.
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Help Save Fairfax County Parks!
Dear Friend, We need YOUR help next week to protect Fairfax County parks! Over the past two years, Nature Forward and the Fairfax Parks Coalition won $2 million in funding for natural resource management and environmental justice in Fairfax County. But all of that progress could be reversed.Fairfax County administrators have proposed severe budget cuts that…
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“Don’t Pollute” Nature Forward’s year-long, youth led, Long Branch litter reduction program wraps up.
Nature Forward had another successful year working with the Long Branch community to clean up their watershed! We partnered with CHEER, Defensores de la Cuenca and 18 high school students on a yearlong litter reduction project called “Don’t Pollute.” This CBT Funded project empowered BIPOC youth to create and lead litter reduction projects in the…
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