• Help us retain critical FY26 funding for FxCo parks!

    Fairfax County’s budget hearings start on April 23, 2024.NOW is the time to ask your supervisor to retain critical funding for parks in FY26! This year is the toughest budget…


  • MoCo’s FY26 Budget

    A screengrab of the Fiscal Year 2026 $7.7B budget across all of Montgomery County.  Source: https://apps.montgomerycountymd.gov/BASISOPERATING/Common/Index.aspx March and April are big months for Montgomery County. March brings Crossover in the…


  • Say No to New Gas in Maryland

    Angie McCarthy with Senator Brooks, who is championing the Affordable Abundant Clean Energy Act, in Annapolis alongside environmental advocates from Maryland LCV, CCAN, Sierra Club, and others. What is the…


  • Nature Forward Building Flood Wise Communities Impact

    Washington D.C., due to its unique location of being surrounded by both the Anacostia and Potomac Rivers, is a hotspot for floods. The last major riverine flooding occurred in 1996;…


  • Conservation on the Chopping Block

    The Maryland Department of Legislative Services’ proposed funding cuts to the Department of Agriculture, Department of Natural Resources, and Maryland Energy Administration would impact every part of our state and…


  • Guide better development in Fairfax Co.!

    Your feedback on the Policy Plan is critical! But why? The Policy Plan is guidance for developers as they explore options for developments that are outside of the existing zoning…


  • 2025 DC Oversight & Performance Priorities

    ACTION ITEMS: DC Council Oversight Hearing on DC Water DC Council Oversight Hearing on Department of Energy and the Environment Talking points DC Council Oversight Hearings Blog written by Nature Forward…


  • 2025 Maryland General Assembly: Moore than just Energy

    Sine Die Updates: If you have listened to any legislative briefings or skimmed a headline, you know it is the year of energy in the 2025 Maryland General Assembly. But,…


  • 2025 Virginia General Assembly Legislative Priorities

    2025 Virginia General Assembly Legislative Priorities (Updated as of 4/11/25 @ 4:31pm) This year’s Virginia General Assembly (a time when legislators get together to make a new set of laws)…


  • What’s on tap in Virginia’s 2025 General Assembly?

    Virginia’s General Assembly got off to a rocky start last week due to an early-week snowstorm. The storm knocked out Richmond’s fresh water supply across the city for several days,…