Eliza Cava is the Nature Forward Director of Conservation, where she supervises our policy, advocacy, watershed community science, and conservation outreach work, and supports Woodend restoration as a demonstration landscape for the region.

Visit the new Conservation Blog!

The Nature Forward Conservation Blog has moved – it is now housed at our new website, https://natureforward.org/conservation/conservation-blog/. Please join us there for new posts and content. Continue reading

It’s time to pass Thrive 2050 in Montgomery County

UPDATE: THRIVE 2050 passed! On October 25th, the Montgomery County Council voted unanimously to approve Thrive Montgomery 2050 – the county’s new general master plan. Thank you for your collective advocacy to make this critical step happen! The Plan is the blueprint. Now the real work begins to create policies… Continue reading

TAKE ACTION: Say NO to Wetlands and Stream Destruction for Highway Construction!

Update 9/29/22: NOTE: The public comment period has been extended to October 28, 2022. Click here to read and download a copy of Stormwater Partners Network (SWPN), Maryland Advocates for Sustainable Transportation (MAST) and Other Environmental Groups JPA comments. Along with many partners, ANS has continued to fight the wrong-headed decision… Continue reading

Together, we can make progress: That’s the idea behind the new Story of Streams Report

Teamwork makes the streams work! Using new types of data and real peoples’ stories as motivators, the Audubon Naturalist Society alongwith watershed group partners, Friends of Holmes Run, Friends of Oxon Run, and the Neighbors of the Northwest Branch, have created the first-of-its-kind Story of Streams, a report card designed… Continue reading

Conservation News – Winter 2022

Policy & Advocacy News Regional/National Infrastructure Week Finally Happened: The infrastructure bill that passed both houses of Congress on Nov. 5th contains critical funding for many of ANS’ top regional priorities: $66 billion for rail to help Amtrak make repairs and expand service (especially valuable to us along the Northeast… Continue reading

Volunteer with ANS’ Community Outreach Programs

ANS is excited to share our outreach programs that reach community members throughout the DC region, particularly communities of color and those with historically less access to nature. Each program partners with local community-serving organizations and seeks to grow a network of empowered environmental leaders, who feel more connected to… Continue reading