• 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…


  • 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…


  • 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,…


  • Montgomery County’s BYO-Bag Bill

    February 12th, 2025 Update On February 11th, 2025, Montgomery County Council passed Bill 24-24, Bring Your Own Bag (BYOB) Bill. Nature Forward has been working with Councilmembers since last summer to ensure…


  • ¡Actúa ahora sobre el proyecto de ley de centros de datos en Prince George’s antes del 19 de noviembre!  

    By: Angie McCarthy. Click here to view the original in English. Translated by Denisse Guitarra. ACTUALIZACIÓN:  El martes noviembre 19, el Consejo del Condado de Prince George votó unánimemente a…


  • 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…


  • Data Center Frontiers Summit Recap

    Screenshot from the Data Center Frontier Trends Summit 2024 Website – note the sold out sign. Source: https://www.dcftrends.com/2024/home In early September 2024, Nature Forward Conservation Director Lydia Lawrence and I…


  • 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…


  • 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,…