Write to the US Congress to transfer 105-acres of forest land from NASA to the Patuxent Research Refuge.

Patuxent Research Refuge. Credit: National Wildlife Refuge Association / USFWS. 1/31/22 Update: Your Advocacy has paid off! The Bay Journal states that The White House Office of Management and Budget has rejected the sale of NASA’s 105- acre forestland! Furthermore, OMB is directing the Public Buildings Reform Board, the agency overseeing… Continue reading

Submit comments on the Prince George’s Climate Action Plan Before December 1st!

11/29/21 UPDATE: ANS submitted written comments on the Prince George’s County Draft Climate Action Plan. View our comments here.   The Prince George’s County Draft Climate Action Plan (CAP) is out for review now until December 1st. In the fall of 2020, the Prince George’s County Council approved Resolution CR… Continue reading

Tell the Board of Public Works: Don’t Move Forward with I-495 (Beltway)/I-270 Highway Widening!

8/2/21 Update!!! The Maryland Board of Public Works (BPW) will be voting on the I-495/I-270 highway expansion project at its upcoming August 11th, 2021 BPW meeting (see items 10-GM and 11-GM in their meeting agenda). Take action now and send a letter to the BPW using the form below before… Continue reading

ACT NOW! Send your comments on the Beltway (I-495/I-270) Managed Lanes Draft Environmental Impact Statement!

**11/9/20 UPDATE: Sierra Club, Rock Creek, ANS and 50 groups released our final 200 pages of technical and legal comments today, the final day of the 120-day public comment period for the project’s Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS)! Find a full copy of our comments here and the press statement… Continue reading

Join ANS in demanding environmental impact studies be released on the I-495, I-270 and the American Legion Bridge expansion!

***UPDATE 2.0 (1/8/20): Governor Hogan and BPW Board Member Peter Franchot  voted 2-1  in favor of line item 23-GM that seeks to amend the P3 process for soliciting developers before Environmental Impact Statements (EIS) are released. voted in favor of the beltway and I-270 expansion today. To read ANS’s press release click here.… Continue reading

ALERTA DE ACCIÓN: ¡Asegúrese de que el estado obtenga los hechos antes de contratar la expansión de Beltway & 270! ¡¡¡Comentarios se aceptan hasta el 5 de junio !!!

***Ultimas noticias Junio 11: La Junta de Obras Publica (BPW) votó a favor la expansión del beltway y la I-270. Eliza Cava, directora de Conservación en ANS, estuvo en la conferencia antes de la reunión de BPW. Para aprender más sobre e voto del BPW haz click aqui y para leer el… Continue reading

ACTION ALERT: Make sure the state gets the facts before contracting for Beltway & 270 expansion! Comment by June 5th!!!

  ***UPDATE 3.0 (June 11): The Board of Public Works (BPW) voted in favor of the beltway and I-270 expansion. Eliza Cava, Conservation Director at ANS was at the press conference before the BPW meeting. To learn about BPW’s vote click here and to read ANS’s press release click here. **UPDATE 2.0:… Continue reading

Release: ANS to testify before the Maryland legislature on Beltway Expansion; Lobby on Forest Conservation

Gov. Hogan’s Beltway Expansion, Climate Change and Destruction of Trees on ANS’s MD Legislature Agenda Tomorrow ANS, its Partners, and Fellow Coalition Members Urge Support of Several Bills to Mitigate Harms from Highway Expansion and Destruction of State Forests  For Immediate Release – February 26, 2019 For more information, contact Caroline Brewer,… Continue reading

Action Alert: Outer Beltway Bridge Threatens our Drinking Water Supply – UPDATE!

From Elyzabeth Earnley, ANS Member and Volunteer ********************UPDATE.  Victory! On December 20, 2017, the regional Transportation Planning Board resoundingly voted in support of five initiatives to address long-term regional transportation needs: The outer beltway, including a new Potomac bridge crossing, was NOT one of the initiatives advanced. The five initiatives… Continue reading

Press Release: ANS WILL “WATCHDOG” PURPLE LINE DEVELOPMENT

“Mourns loss of forest that mitigates climate change and pollution” FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE  – August 30, 2017 CONTACT: caroline.brewer@anshome.org or 301-652-9188 x 23 for more information Chevy Chase, MD – In response to news that the Purple Line developers broke ground this week, Audubon Naturalist Society (ANS) Executive Director Lisa… Continue reading