• Act Now to save our parks from budget cuts!

    Updated December 13, 2024 Our 2024 fall/winter letter writing campaign is now closed. Thank you to everyone who wrote comments to County Executive Hill! While this letter writing campaign is closed as we await the draft budget, we will continue our advocacy for parks funding in the Spring of 2025. Stay tuned! Fairfax County’s County…


  • ¡Actúa ahora para salvar nuestros parques de los recortes presupuestarios!

    Actualizado el 13 de diciembre de 2024 Nuestra campaña de redacción de cartas de otoño/invierno de 2024 ha concluido. ¡Gracias a todos los que le escribieron comentarios al Ejecutivo del Condado, el señor Hill! Si bien esta campaña de redacción de cartas está cerrada estamos en espera del borrador del presupuesto. Continuaremos defendiendo el financiamiento…


  • Take Action on Prince George’s Data Center Bill Before November 19th!

    UPDATE AS OF NOVEMBER 19TH: On Tuesday November 19, the Prince George’s County Council unanimously voted to HOLD on CB 52 until next year thanks to your outpouring of letters, and the many advocates who stood up for constituent’s voices.  Collectively, we sent 230 letters to the Prince George’s County Council! You can watch the full…


  • increasing biodiversity by creating an eco-friendly yard

    The call for biodiversity has never been more urgent, and one of the first steps is creating an eco-friendly yard.


  • Introduction to Maryland Conservation Advocate

    Hello, Nature Forward!  My name is Angie McCarthy (she/her), and I’m proud to be Nature Forward’s new Maryland Conservation Advocate. Before your heart starts pounding, Denisse Guitarra is still an important part of our Conservation team. She will now be focused on our community outreach events. I am so grateful to be able to learn from…


  • Nature Forward response to the Fairfax County Board of Supervisors’ recent approval of new data center regulations:

    Nature Forward issued the following statement in response to the Fairfax County Board of Supervisors’ recent approval of new data center regulations:


  • Nature Forward Quarterly Autumn 2024

    Nature Forward bids farewell to visionary Executive Director Lisa Alexander.


  • Speak up for a stronger Data Center Zoning Ordinance

    UPDATED 8/5/24 Join us on September 10 @ 4:30pm: testify for stronger protections! The Data Center ZOA public hearing was held on July 16 and the Board deferred their decision until July 30. On the morning of July 30 however, it was reported that, due to a clerical error regarding a change in state law…


  • June Conservation Café: Data Center impacts on National Parks with NPCA

    On June 4th, Kyle Hart, Mid-Atlantic Program Manager for the National Parks Conservation Association, spoke about the impact of data centers on our DMV region’s national parks.  Failing to reform the data center industry in the region threatens to undermine decades of conservation and environmental efforts in Virginia, Maryland, and beyond. See below for the…


  • Montgomery County FY25 Operating Budget

    On April 9th, 2024, Nature Forward submitted comments and testified on the FY25 Montgomery County Operating Budget. We advocated for continued support and increased in areas such as climate change, clean water, stormwater, recycling, and parks. Click below to read our written testimony. On May 23rd, 2024, the County Council voted and approved the county’s…