Support Montgomery's Strong Forest Protection Bill
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“For in the true nature of things, if we rightly consider, every green tree is far more glorious than if it were made of gold and silver.”
- Martin Luther King Jr.
The Montgomery County Council has introduced legislation (Bill 25-22) to significantly strengthen the county’s Forest Conservation Law, which hasn’t been updated in some time. This is such a welcome development for human and ecosystem health.
MCA has been proud to work with the MoCo Forest Coalition to ensure that this updated law is as strong as oak - particularly when it comes to protecting existing forests. Thanks to all of our supporters who wrote in to promote the coalition's top 3 asks -
1. Protection for existing forest ecosystems
2. Ensuring no net loss of forests
3.Strengthening watershed protections.
The bill is coming up for a hearing this week and we support its passage with these strong protections in place - can you reach out one more time to support this strengthened legislation? Click "start writing" to send the Council a message.
The time to strengthen forest protection in Montgomery County is now.
Thank you for taking action for forests! Much more background here.