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Creek Chronicles: Great Seneca Creek
Great Seneca Creek yields catches and makes memories for anglers and stream monitors alike in upcounty Montgomery County.
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Protect the Potomac River: The Nation’s River at a Crossroads
The Potomac is our nation’s river, but it’s under threat. Read the report by American Rivers and take action today to protect this iconic waterway!
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Virginia’s 2026 General Assembly will be different
A lot has happened since the November 2025 state elections! Virginia’s General Assembly will be a bit different this year. Here’s a quick lay of the land: What else will be different? Key topics we’ll be monitoring Join us in Richmond for Lobby Days: February 4 & 9, 2026 Hop on a bus, join a…
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Empowering Environmental Leaders in Audubon Estates
View this page in: English | Español Congratulations to 17 Audubon Estates residents and nature champions who joined us for the Menos Basura, Más Vida (Less Trash, More Life) initiative (in Fairfax County, VA). In June 2025, these advocates completed their capstone project as the culmination of a 10-month, 18-class community-led litter reduction program. Nature…
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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, delaying the start of General Assembly work. Legislators started in earnest on Monday, January 13. While we don’t have specific bills we’re following just yet,…
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State of the Streams 2024
Nature Forward’s new report provides a unique snapshot of five natural resources in our region: Accotink Creek, Little Falls Branch, Rock Creek, Seneca Creek, and Sligo Creek.
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Conservation team visits Capitol Hill
Once a year, Nature Forward’s Conservation Team joins advocates from across the Chesapeake Bay region to go to Capitol Hill to ask our federal legislators to support initiatives that clean water as part of the annual Choose Clean Water Coalition’s Lobby Day. It’s an exciting opportunity to join forces with organizations across the Chesapeake Bay…
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My summer internship with Nature Forward
This post written by Nature Forward Summer 2023 Intern Alex Bennett My name is Alex Bennett. I am from Arlington, Virginia, and this fall I will be a Junior at Virginia Tech. I interned with Nature Forward this summer, primarily doing conservation outreach and advocacy in the Northern Virginia area. What I did: I worked…