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Kate Leftin shares an overview of the Collective Refuturing Workshop, which took place on April 22nd during DC Climate Week.

Learn about the Roots and Resilience: Supporting Conservation Careers in Transition event held on Earth Day during DC Climate Week.

Hannah and Zainab, co-hosts of the new clean energy social media brand, Watts the Tea, share lessons learned from their EV road trip.

In this Community Spotlight, we feature Julia Giancaspro’s story about how she got involved with local environmental organizations and captured photos and videos to share their stories.

by Alison Calloway Healthy living soil is the basis of all life-making processes and is critical in sustaining humanity and all other life forms on Earth. Healthy living soil is responsible for strengthening food security, securing farmer livelihoods, protecting water resources, biodiversity and air quality, and building climate resilience in the agricultural sector. In sum, healthy soil is the bedrock of societies across the globe. Unfortunately, soil degradation is increasi

In this Spotlight article, we interview Sara Thornton, who currently serves on the Communications Committee for DC EcoWomen. Sara shares what inspired her to join the Board, the environmental issues she is most passionate about, and her hobbies outside of work. Sara doing a site visit to a community solar farm in Maryland built by Summit Ridge Energy. What inspired you to join the Board? I was inspired to join the DC EcoWomen board because it was an opportunity to connect and

Guest Post: by Monica Schorn, Executive Director, DC Environmental Film Festival A Life Illuminated, directed by Tasha Van Zandt The Environmental Film Festival in the Nation’s Capital will return to more than twenty venues throughout Washington to celebrate its 34th Annual Festival from March 19-28, 2026 . Centered around the theme Against the Current , the 2026 Festival features more than 70 films , spotlighting those filmmakers, scientists, and journalists who press on in

In this Spotlight article, we interview Gabriela Nahm, who currently serves on the Programs Committee for DC EcoWomen. Gabriela shares what inspired her to join the Board, the environmental issues she is most passionate about, her hobbies outside of work, and her favorite books focused on environmental issues. Gabriela (second from the left) representing Turning Green at the Clinton Global Initiative in New York City in September 2025. What inspired you to join the Board? I

by Gabriela Nahm 2026 Green Kitchen Swap attendees browsing for new treasures. Photo by Gabriela Nahm On Sunday, February 22, despite the cold, rainy weather, over 70 people attended the second annual Green Kitchen Swap at Poplar restaurant, hosted in collaboration with the DC Regional Chapter of Les Dames d’Escoffier , Poplar , Teaism , Slow Food DC , and DC EcoWomen . The goal of the event was to promote reuse and avoiding the purchase of new items . Attendees were encour

by Roshani Kothari Nathalie Ryan, Senior Educator at the National Gallery of Art, shared insights about the history, culture and art of Australian indigenous communities during the exhibit tour of The Stars We Do Not See: Australian Indigenous Art exhibit at the National Gallery of Art. Photo by Roshani Kothari On Friday, February 20th, a small group of us from the DC EcoWomen community met with Nathalie Ryan, Senior Educator at the National Gallery of Art for an exhibit tour