Takoma Park Students Celebrate Earth Day
All 650 students at Rolling Terrace Elementary School in Takoma Park did their part to celebrate Earth Day Tuesday. They got dirty planting greens. They learned about where their water… Read More
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Twinbrook Community Cares For Its Elementary School
Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS) were closed Monday, but it was hard to tell at Twinbrook Elementary where students of all ages were creating a wellness space, planting trees and… Read More
Conference Focuses on ‘Taking Nature Black’
A multiday conference on Taking Nature Black at the Silver Spring Civic Center featured speeches on reimaging the relationships between African Americans and the outdoors, building flood wise communities, exploring… Read More
Nature Forward Recibe Subvención para Recopilar Historias e Inspirar la Conservación
Nature Forward en Chevy Chase recibió $50,000 del gobierno federal para recopilar historias de comunidades locales subrepresentadas que viven a lo largo de los cursos de agua de la zona… Read More
Nature Forward Receives Grant To Collect Stories, Inspire Conservation
Nature Forward in Chevy Chase was awarded $50,000 by the federal government to collect stories from local underrepresented communities living along area waterways within the Chesapeake Bay watershed. The group… Read More
Nature Forward Appoints Pearce Executive Director
Alison Bidwell Pearce is the new executive director at Nature Forward in Chevy Chase. She takes over in January 2025, following the retirement of Lisa Alexander, who has served in that… Read More
Nature Forward Executive Director Announces Retirement
After serving two decades at Nature Forward, Executive Director Lisa Alexander announced she is stepping down in January of 2025. She called her years at Nature Forward, which previously was… Read More
Students, Volunteers Create Urban Hub Farm on Earth Day
Middle and high school students throughout Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS) spent Earth Day weeding, shoveling wood chips, planting bio retentions, building flower beds and clearing vines at A. Mario… Read More
Nature Forward Rates Area Streams Just ‘Fair’
A State of the Streams report released Thursday by Nature Forward gave Little Falls Branch, Rock Creek, Seneca Creek and Sligo Creek a “fair” rating, earning between 66 and 74… Read More
Naturally Latinos Premia a Estudiante Hispana por su Labor con el Medio Ambiente
Letizia Ramos, una estudiante de Richard Montgomery de 15 años, fue galardonada con el Premio Campeona Ambiental Juvenil de Nature Forward, el viernes en el centro de Silver Spring, durante… Read More
Chevy Chase’s Nature Forward Receives Grant to Add Trees in Urban Areas
Nature Forward in Chevy Chase received a $1.35 million grant to promote tree equity. It will use the funds to “foster a healthier environment for people and wildlife across the… Read More
Taking Nature Black Conference Calls for Environmental Justice
People of color need to speak out, collaborate and learn to navigate the system in order to bring environmental justice to their communities, Keynote Speaker Dr. Jalonne White-Newsome said at… Read More