Look Back at 2025: Community, Connection & Inspiration

by Roshani Kothari

DC EcoWomen September Community Happy Hour at Salazar DC

As we get ready to start a new year, we wanted to reflect back on 2025, a year of great challenges and uncertainty. We addressed these challenges by organizing social and professional development events, sharing job postings in the newsletter and social media, and writing informative blog posts. Special thanks to everyone on the DC EcoWomen Board who helped to organize events, wrote blog posts, worked on newsletters and social media posts, and more. Also thanks to everyone in the community who contributed raffle items, organized events with us, and helped our community grow and thrive. Please show your support for these organizations and businesses: Community Forklift, DCEFF, DC Public Library, Mission Dupont, Reservoir Center for Water Solutions, Salazar, Teaism and Women's Aquatic Network.

2025 Events

In 2025, we hosted 17 events with over 700 registered attendees. Our events focused on social events like hikes and community happy hours along with professional development events, including a resume and career pivot workshops. Have event ideas for 2026? We would love to collaborate with other organizations and businesses to organize local events. We are also evaluating interest in virtual events. Email your event ideas to info@dc.ecowoment.org.

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2025 Blog Posts

In 2025, we shared blog posts about climate, water, environmental education, zero waste and more. We also launched a new series called Board Spotlight featuring interviews with board members. If you are interested in submitting a blog post idea or want to do a guest post, please email info@dc.ecowomen.org.

• Featured Business: Greenthinker Zero Waste Store
  

• Designing Out Waste: A Journey Towards Environmental Sustainability
  

• Interview with Jane DeMarines, Executive Director of Climate Diet
  

• Pivoting with Purpose: Navigating Cross-Sector Impact in Water
  

• Tales of the Anacostia River: Protecting & Restoring a Fragile Ecosystem
  

• Together Resilient: Building Community in the Age of Climate Disruption- Book Review
  

• Environmental Education: Lessons learned from working out West
  

• The Public Health Threat of PFAS in Water - What You Need to Know
  

• Ignition for Action: What Wildfires Teach Us
  

• Working Together for Climate: Join the Climatebase Community
  

Board Spotlights

• Siena Henson
  

• Bria Jamison
  

• Tricia Boccard

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Donate to DC EcoWomen to help us continue this great work in 2026! Your donation helps to support our work to inspire and empower women to be leaders for the environment by cultivating an inclusive community that fosters personal and professional development. Our events, email updates and other resources help you to stay informed and connected.

DC EcoWomen is a volunteer-run organization that depends on generous donations of time, money, and in-kind support. It is the Washington, DC chapter of the national EcoWomen organization.