Electrify Montgomery County’s Future Buildings Today!

11/29/22 UPDATE: Thanks to your advocacy and the Electrify MoCo Coalition’s persistency, the Montgomery County Council passed Bill 13-22 unanimously today.  All new building constructions will be required to be all electric starting December 31st, 2026, and some buildings like on income-restricted residential units, residential buildings with 4 or more stories,… 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

TAKE ACTION On Montgomery County’s Forest Conservation Bill 25-22 TODAY!

10/17/22 Update: Council cancels T&E worksession on Bill 25-22. Montgomery County council has decided to push the review of Forest Conservation Bill 25-22 to the next Council. ANS and the Montgomery County Forest Coalition is disappointed to not have stronger protections for our forest ecosystem as soon as possible. We… Continue reading

TAKE ACTION NOW! Tell Montgomery County Planning Board to save our forests!

5/2/22 UPDATE: Thanks to your advocacy and support we were able to send 330 letters to the Planning Board ahead of the 4/28 public hearing! ANS and 8 other members of the Montgomery County Forest Coalition (plus 2 amazing high schoolers) testified at the hearing in support of protecting more… Continue reading

TAKE ACTION NOW! CALL & WRITE A LETTER to Montgomery County Council to Save Our Forests!

Autumn forest scene

We need your help to save Montgomery County Forests! Forests are critical natural infrastructure that has multiple co-benefits. Forests purify our air, water, reduce urban heat, serve as habitats for wildlife, reduce stormwater run-off, reduce stress levels, connect communities, and do so much more. Did you know that Between 2008… Continue reading

Montgomery County’s Forest Coalition – protecting MoCo’s forests and trees, public health, and community wellbeing

Montgomery County’s Forest Coalition Protecting MoCo’s forests and trees, public health, and community wellbeing SIGN ON LETTER FORM  If you are an organization, or individual, who has read over our MoCo Forest Coalition’s Top Recommendations  for updates to the MoCo Forest Conservation Law and would like to support our recommendations to… Continue reading

Take action and protect Montgomery County’s drinking water!

On September 9th, 2021, the Montgomery County Planning Board will vote whether to let the developer Pulte continue or not with its Creekside at Cabin Branch Development (Item 11 on Planning Board’s  9/9 Agenda) in Clarksburg, MD. Read more from Friends of Ten Mile Creek by clicking here. Back in… Continue reading

ANS Testifies on the Thrive Montgomery 2050 Plan

October 2021 UPDATE: Check out, read and share the most recent organizational THRIVE 2050 factsheet. On June 17, 2021, ANS submitted written comments and testified at the County Council’s public hearing on Thrive Montgomery 2050 – Montgomery County’s new General Master plan. This was a continuation of our on-going Thrive… Continue reading

ANS Responds to Montgomery County’s New Climate Action Plan (CAP)

Maryland Advocate Denise Guitarra Praises Plan, Calls for More Protection for Forests and BIPOC Input CHEVY CHASE, MD– Maryland Conservation Advocate Denisse Guitarra My name is Denisse Guitarra and I’m the Maryland Conservation Advocate for the Audubon Naturalist Society, based in Chevy Chase, Maryland. For 124 years, the Audubon Naturalist… Continue reading