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Washington Environmental Council (WEC) is a non-profit organization dedicated to protecting the environmental quality of the Town of Washington, CT and beyond through advocacy, leadership, education, and collaboration.

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2025 YEAR END APPEAL

Dear Neighbor, 

As 2025 comes to a close, the Directors of Washington Environmental Council reflect on another year in beautiful Washington, Connecticut, and the surrounding region.  We are incredibly grateful for the support and engagement of our generous community as we continue our work toward fostering and expanding an enduring respect for our environment.

We are proud to look back on a year full of projects that fueled our mission and continued to weave environmental protection, sustainability, and climate awareness into the fabric of the town of Washington and beyond. Some highlights from 2025:

  • We hosted another impactful Harwood Lecture featuring Jay Collins on the takeaways from COP30 in the Amazon, exploring the political and cultural complexities of the climate fight.

  • We partnered with Steep Rock and Judy Black Park and Memorial Gardens for an inspiring talk by Jussara Lee—now a WEC board member—on plastics and human health.

  • We awarded over $8,000 in scholarships to five outstanding local environmental stewards: Nicolo Colangelo, Cameron Goethner, Sophie Guillemette, Jack Ewing, and David Neal.

  • We led Washington’s Earth Day celebration and roadside cleanup in partnership with many like-minded organizations and friends of WEC, and featured Shepaug senior projects, art from Washington Primary School’s Green Week, a plastics documentary screening, and discounted water testing with York Labs.

  • And finally, we celebrated with our local supporters at our beloved Moon Dance fundraiser, helping fuel future scholarships and local initiatives.

In the new year, we are more motivated than ever to continue our important work through advocacy, leadership, education, and collaboration. Your support helps ensure that we are able to sustain our current projects and initiatives, fund future scholarships, and guarantee that the environmental quality of our region and our planet remain an essential priority. Please consider contributing with a tax-deductible donation today. 

Gratefully,

Karen Silk, President 
Washington Environmental Council, Inc.

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