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  • Statement on MD Governor’s September 23rd Executive Order

    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…

  • I270, I495 Widening Hits Roadblock; Developer Ends Involvement

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    MyMCMedia

    Several governmental officials and environmental groups, including Nature Forward, cheered Thursday’s announcement from Transurban that it “has decided not to proceed with the Maryland Express Lanes Project” that includes the widening of the I270 and I495.


  • Taking Nature Black Conference Calls for Environmental Justice

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    MyMCMedia

    People of color need to speak out, collaborate and learn to navigate the system in order to bring environmental justice to their communities, Keynote Speaker Dr. Jalonne White-Newsome said at the fifth annual Taking Nature Black Conference.


  • Woodend Stream Restoration Project Overview

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    Nature Forward worked with the Center for Watershed Protection (CWP) to design a step pool system along 1,500 feet of what had been a perennial, spring-fed stream into the 1970s, but over time had become a deeply eroded ephemeral channel at Woodend Nature Sanctuary. After the restoration implemented by Stormwater Maintenance, LLC (SMC), 44 step…


  • Ward 8 Water Watchers 2022

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    Learn about the second year of the Great Ward 8 watershed stewardship education program in the Congress Heights community. In 2022, the program expanded to include the recruitment and training of a W8WW Ambassadors cohort.


  • Taking Nature Black Conference set for March 8-11

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    WEAA 88.9FM

    Nature Forward’s Vince Robinson and Taking Nature Black Conference speaker Alex Smith join Gabe Ortis to discuss this week’s Taking Nature Black Conference.


  • African Americans and Their Role and Contributions to Nature

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    WHUR 96.3FM

    It’s called The Take Nature Black Conference and it goes down next at the Silver Spring Civic Center.


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