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advocacy, Maryland -

Western Maryland is home to technical singletrack and beautiful mountain vistas, making it a great weekend destination for mountain bikers living in the metropolitan Washington area. And more trails are in the works! Now is your chance to let the Department of Natural Resources (DNR) know you support more mountain bike trails in the area.  Maryland DNR is seeking public input on the Annual Work Plans for the Green Ridge, Savage River, and Potomac-Garrett State Forests. Full draft work plans can be found here. Stakeholders are encouraged to provide comments that public land managers can use to set priorities and...

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advocacy, community, Membership, MORE News, Volunteer -

MORE is 1,500 strong!

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advocacy, MORE News, Patapsco, Woodstock -

Dear MORE supporters!   Recently, Governor Hogan included $700,000 in the FY 2017 budget to build a pedestrian bridge connecting the McKeldin section of Patapsco Valley State Park with the Woodstock area!   This is a huge win for our Maryland advocacy program, but this budget isn’t final yet. Getting the legislature on board with the proposed bridge funding will be key […]

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advocacy, Fountainhead Regional Park, MORE News, NOVA -

Did you miss the MORE winter party last Saturday??  If you did then you missed MORE presenting Mr. Paul Gilbert, Executive Director of NOVA Parks, the Land Manager of the Year Award. During Mr. Gilbert’s acceptance speech he announced the continued and expanded collaboration between NOVA Parks (Formerly the Northern Virginia Regional Park Authority) and […]

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advocacy, Funding, Moco, MORE News, Trails -

We all know MoCo is a great place for trails, but with your help it can be even better! Montgomery County Parks loves trails as much as we do, and wants to ramp up trail building over the next five years.

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