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Maryland General Assembly 2023 Wrap Up!
April 10th marked the end of the 2023 Maryland General Assembly. We are excited to report that ALL of Nature Forward’s MDG23 priority bills passed and are now waiting for the Governor’s approval! Thank you all for your support in sending letters, talking with legislators, and advocating for a healthier, safer, and climate resilient environment…
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Take Action: Don’t Let the Mayor Delay DC’s Climate Commitments
We are asking you to help NOW to persuade the Mayor and Council to implement the Building Energy Performance Standards (BEPS) program as scheduled this year. Buildings are DC’s biggest contributor to climate-harming emissions and the Mayor’s FY24 budget proposes delaying this important program by 3 years!
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Advocating for a Beyond Gas DC
Beyond Gas Since 2020 Nature Forward works with DC Sierra Club, Interfaith Power and Light, Chesapeake Climate Action Network, Washington Interfaith Network, and many other partners to help push the District to phase out methane (“natural”) gas for heating and cooking as soon as possible. We are attacking this problem on many fronts, from testifying…
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Cinder Bed Road Bikeway proposal and its impacts on Amberleigh HOA
Decisions are coming for the Amberleigh HOA regarding a vote on if permission should be given to Fairfax County to build a paved trail through a rare habitat on their HOA property. Learn more.
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One year in: What’s up with Fairfax County’s plastic bag fee?
One year after Fairfax County implemented a 5¢ per plastic bag fee, how is it going? Learn about how much money is being collected and how the revenue generated is being used.
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Speak up for Equity and Stewardship in Fairfax County Parks!
We need your help again this year to ask our Fairfax County Board of Supervisors to better fund equity and stewardship programs in our Park Authority!
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I270, I495 Widening Hits Roadblock; Developer Ends Involvement
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.
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Woodend Stream Restoration Project Overview
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…
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Ward 8 Water Watchers 2022
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.
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Nature Forward Opposes DC Gas Rate Increase
On February 7th, 2023, I attended and delivered comments to the Public Service Commission at their 1169 Formal Case Hearing where Washington Gas requested a rate increase. Nature Forward opposed Washington Gas’ request for rate increases as the District needs to invest in electrification to meet its climate commitments which include ending fossil fuel combustion by…