Nature Forward

A BIG thank you to our 46th Birdathon contributing and in-kind sponsors!

Their generous contributions supported Nature Forward’s conservation, education, and habitat restoration efforts. Thank you for your help in making this spring meaningful!

+ some more bird pics for your feed🦅🦉🪺

📸: Jane Gamble

Our Summer Edition of the Naturalist Quarterly is out now!

Read our featured article, the Potomac in Peril: The Nation’s River at a Crossroads, along with our other stories and seasonal recaps🦋🐛☀️
https://natureforward.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/2026-NFQ-SUMMER-for-web.pdf

Today is the last day of our 2026 Spring Birdathon fundraiser!

Thank you to everyone who supported us! There is still time to give - your donation will support Nature Forward’s conservation, education, and habitat restoration efforts: www.natureforward.org/birdathon/

Enjoy a few of our favorite photos of migrating birds who are here for the warm months🥳🪺

📸: Jane Gamble

How do plants and animals adapt to survive our cold winters?

During winter, nature slows down, and it feels still, but life is everywhere. You just have to look closely and the season comes alive☃️

Project by José Narváez Rizzo, Maryland Master Naturalist in-training