We're celebrating #BlackBirdersWeek2024 with students from Washington Jesuit Academy! How did they end up birdwatching?

1️⃣ They are part of our Teen Leaders in Conservation program
2️⃣ @tykeejames got them excited about birding
3️⃣ @cabelas provided binoculars for each kid to keep

Going downtown!

We are 1 month into monitoring and can now share the bacteria results based on the District standards for single sample and geometric mean E.coli. Please flip to the last photo to learn more about how we analyze the data! It has been a rainy week, so please take caution and avoid

We're entering the last day of Nature Forward's 44th Birdathon. If you have not made your donation, there is still time. Your gift of any size will help us help birds and the nature around us!
bit.ly/bird44.

Pictured is a Ruby-throated Hummingbird.

Let's keep the conversation going around conservation!

The June Conservation Café speaker is National Parks Conservation Association's Kyle Hart, Mid-Atlantic Program Manager. Join us Tuesday June 4. Details: bit.ly/4bE6z40

And tonight (Thursday, May 30), please come out to support the 'Rock Creek Golf Course For All' effort. Details: actionnetwork.org/events/golden-…

Exciting News -- Nicole Jackson, Nicole Jackson, will be presenting at this year’s Children & Nature Network “Nature Everywhere” Conference today Madison, WI!

I’ll be sharing more on the creation of Black Birders Week and its impact and continued success since 2020. But...

ICYMI: A judge dismissed a lawsuit by environmental groups trying to stop the Capital Beltway and Interstate 270 expansion. Maryland Matters sourceofthespring.news/T7bTrP

Awwww-ters! One of nature’s most social and playful creatures, river otters have big personalities and even bigger appetites. Often seen in groups, called romps, they can be observed hunting and frolicking year-round at @grandtetonnps. #WorldOtterDay

Photo by Joel Brown

It is always a joy and a blessing to hang out with my brother and dearest friend in the climate movement ⁦Bill McKibben⁩

Ready for a new role?

We're looking for a Conservation Outreach Specialist at Nature Forward where we work hard, win awards, have fun and get paid for all of it!

Details: natureforward.org/careers/

Mayor Bowser’s budget proposes a complicated gimmick that will destabilize DC’s solar market, take thousands of dollars from DC residents, faith institutions and businesses, and sets up a circular scheme that pays DC’s own gas and utility bills.
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Day 4 #BlackBirdersWeek : A reminder that #birding isn't just about birds—it's about healing. Birdwatching has dramatically improved my mental and physical health. I'm grateful for the healing and Bird Joy that birds bring me. Happy Birding! Literally… #CelebratingRituals 📷👐🏾🖤

Today's Google Doodles celebrates the Double Cicada Brood Event! The last time the U.S. saw these two broods flying together was over 200 years ago! doodles.google/doodle/double-…

Happy #WrensDay from a Carolina Wren on the Magee Marsh boardwalk. #Birds #Birding #BirdTwitter #TwitterBirds #BirdPhotography

Watch this short explainer video, and share with your community, elected leaders, and especially with anyone you know who owns their own solar: Their solar credits are about to be put at risk! youtube.com/watch?v=n_Ub2C…

Please tag your Ward Councilmember
Phil Mendelson

Only THREE days left in the 44th Nature Forward Birdathon. Please help us reach our goal by donating now at bit.ly/bird44.

All of us here at Nature Forward (and the birds) appreciate your support and generosity.

We have gone from residents suing over dredge islands (1990s, Hart-Miller, Supremes refused to hear) to residents begging for them (2000-present, Dorchester/Talbot residents). And now come the nesting eagles! Jeremy Cox!

In a first, a pair of bald eagles has successfully nested on Poplar Island, the reconstructed island in the middle of the Chesapeake Bay. bayjournal.com/news/wildlife_…

Day 3 of #BlackBirdersWeek : Shining a spotlight on those fighting for environmental change. Grateful for my birding mentor & friend, Dr. Jeff Galligan, co-founder of the BIPOC Birding Club of Wisconsin. Jeff’s unwavering commitment keeps our club moving forward.🐦💪🏾🖤 #FeathersOfChange