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4 people are working together to plant a small tree. A young Black boy leans into a cardboard box with soil. A Latina girl is holding a small pink trowel. A young Latino boy in a wheelchair leans in to get a good look, while a woman bends in behind him.

Community Outreach

Nature Forward works to reach families in their communities—near where people live, work, and go to school—and connect them to nearby nature through engaging, hands-on activities and trainings. We work with community leaders, partner organizations, and of course, empowered community members.

  • booted children treading carefully in the stream

    Ward 8 Water Watchers

    The Ward 8 Water Watchers program is in the Congress Heights neighborhood along Oxon Run in Washington, DC. Oxon Run is a long-neglected stream channel surrounded by beautiful parkland and…

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  • A bee visits the flower of an amsonia tabernaemontana in beautiful bloom, planted in a rain garden at Broadlands HOA, Loudoun County. Photo credit BJ Lecrone.

    Greening Your Neighborhood

    Learn the approaches you need to partner with your HOA Board to successfully complete an ecologically-focused project in your community. Self-guided and focused on Loudoun County but can be applied…

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  • A forested stream (Little Hunting Creek) in summer. Writing on the image says Water Keepers of Little Hunting Creek.

    Water Protectors of Little Hunting Creek

    If you live along the Route 1 Corridor in Fairfax County, come learn about the waters that flow through your community and how people and our streams can help one…

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  • Long Branch Community Outreach

    Growing a community of empowered environmental leaders in Long Branch, Montgomery County, MD. Creciendo una comunidad de lideres ambientales empoderados en Long Branch, Montgomery County, MD.

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