rich 1.0 Action Network https://actionnetwork.org <link href='https://actionnetwork.org/css/style-embed-v3.css' rel='stylesheet' type='text/css' /><script src='https://actionnetwork.org/widgets/v6/letter/support-montgomerys-strong-forest-protection-bill?format=js&source=widget'></script><div id='can-letter-area-support-montgomerys-strong-forest-protection-bill' style='width: 100%'><!-- this div is the target for our HTML insertion --></div> Montgomery Countryside Alliance https://actionnetwork.org/groups/montgomery-countryside-alliance https://actionnetwork.org//images/generic_facebook.jpg “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 final vote 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. https://actionnetwork.org/letters/support-montgomerys-strong-forest-protection-bill