News Alerts and Statements
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Statement on MD Governor’s September 23rd Executive Order
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE September 23, 2026 Nature Forward Statement on Gov. Wes Moore’s Executive Order on Data Center Development Group praises EO as a good first step, but calls for a pause on data center development until the General Assembly enacts protections with teeth CHEVY CHASE, MD – Nature Forward issued the following statement today…
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Be Smart From the Start on Solar, ANS and CWA Tell Country
Environmental groups call for thoughtful planning for solar in Montgomery County—build first on already developed lands For more information, contact [email protected], 240-899-9019, or [email protected], 410-921-9229, or [email protected], 240-630-4703 CHEVY CHASE, MD – The Audubon Naturalist Society (ANS) and Clean Water Action (CWA) submitted joint testimony to the Montgomery County Council pushing for thoughtful, sustainable solar development in the County as…
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New Mobile App Lets People Take Action for Water Quality
App Lets People Take Action For Water Quality
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Montgomery County Should Replace All Trees Lost to Development
CHEVY CHASE, MD – The Audubon Naturalist Society (ANS) and its partners are testifying before the Montgomery County Council this afternoon to push for an amendment that would substantially and meaningfully change the county’s Forest Conservation Law. The amendment insists on a net zero forest loss, similar to the strongest Maryland forest regulations, recently passed by the Fredrick…
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ANS Will Keep Up The Pressure to Alter ‘Short-Sighted’ Beltway/I-270 Expansionans
Chevy Chase, MD – Lisa Alexander, the executive director of the Audubon Naturalist Society, on Tuesday, Aug. 25 voiced the organization’s opposition to the Beltway/I-270 expansion project that will lock in traffic and development patterns for the next 50 years, impose enormous financial risks, and threaten the lives of people, wildlife, and the environment.
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ANS’s New Online Naturalist Hour Helps Lowers Stay Connected to Each Other and the Outdoors
T he organizer of Black Birders Week, UMD’s “Bug Guy” and Marine Biologist from The National Aquarium among speakers For Immediate Release: August 14, 2020For more information and to arrange interviews with speakers, contact [email protected], or 240-899-9019, or [email protected], or 301-523-5394 CHEVY CHASE, MD – Back to school isn’t just for kids. The Audubon Naturalist Society is helping…
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Fairfax Vote Outrages Environmentalists
FAIRFAX CITY COUNCIL VOTE TO DESTROY STREAM AND FOREST OUTRAGES ANS, ENVIRONMENTAL GROUPS For Immediate Release – July 15, 2020 For more information, contact [email protected], or 240-899-9019, Renee Grebe, [email protected], 703-261-4668, [email protected], or 301-523-5394 FAIRFAX, VA – The Audubon Naturalist Society (ANS) and dozens of Fairfax City residents were outraged over the granting of a special exception late Tuesday…
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