UPCOMING EVENTS
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First Saturdays - Invasive Plant Management Workday
Join DOEE staff and your neighbors the first Saturday of each month to remove invasive plants on and near Kingman and Heritage Islands.
DC Bird Alliance Bird Walk
Join DC Bird Alliance for a winter bird walk through Kingman and Heritage Islands! Advance registration is required.
FrogWatch Field Monitoring Session
Join DOEE, Living Classrooms, and your neighbors for FrogWatch, a community science program.
Third Saturdays - Day of Service with Living Classrooms
Join the Kingman Rangers and WABA for our Third Saturday of the Month Day of Service! Help protect our watershed by removing trash that would otherwise make its way to the Anacostia.
Spring Soul Stroll
Join CitiLife Development and Goombay Adventures for an urban hike that blends storytelling, interactive art, and photography. You’ll learn about the value of DC’s green spaces and waterways that keep our river ecosystems healthy.
DC Bird Alliance Bird Walk
Join DC Bird Alliance for a winter bird walk through Kingman and Heritage Islands! Advance registration is required.
Third Saturdays - Day of Service with Living Classrooms
Join the Kingman Rangers and WABA for our Third Saturday of the Month Day of Service! Help protect our watershed by removing trash that would otherwise make its way to the Anacostia.
FrogWatch Field Monitoring Session
Join DOEE, Living Classrooms, and your neighbors for FrogWatch, a community science program.
First Saturdays - Invasive Plant Management Workday
Join DOEE staff and your neighbors the first Saturday of each month to remove invasive plants on and near Kingman and Heritage Islands.
Third Saturdays - Day of Service with Living Classrooms
Join the Kingman Rangers and WABA for our Third Saturday of the Month Day of Service! Help protect our watershed by removing trash that would otherwise make its way to the Anacostia.
FrogWatch Field Monitoring Session
Join DOEE, Living Classrooms, and your neighbors for FrogWatch, a community science program.
First Saturdays - Invasive Plant Management Workday
Join DOEE staff and your neighbors the first Saturday of each month to remove invasive plants on and near Kingman and Heritage Islands.
FrogWatch Field Monitoring Session
Join DOEE, Living Classrooms, and your neighbors for FrogWatch, a community science program.
FrogWatch Field Monitoring Session
Join DOEE, Living Classrooms, and your neighbors for FrogWatch, a community science program.
First Saturdays - Invasive Plant Management Workday
Join DOEE staff and your neighbors the first Saturday of each month to remove invasive plants on and near Kingman and Heritage Islands.
FrogWatch Field Monitoring Session
Join DOEE, Living Classrooms, and your neighbors for FrogWatch, a community science program.
First Saturdays - Invasive Plant Management Workday
Join DOEE staff and your neighbors the first Saturday of each month to remove invasive plants on and near Kingman and Heritage Islands.
First Saturdays - Invasive Plant Management Workday
Join DOEE staff and your neighbors the first Saturday of each month to remove invasive plants on and near Kingman and Heritage Islands.
First Saturdays - Invasive Plant Management Workday
Join DOEE staff and your neighbors the first Saturday of each month to remove invasive plants on and near Kingman and Heritage Islands.
DC Bird Alliance Bird Walk
Join DC Bird Alliance for a winter bird walk through Kingman and Heritage Islands! Advance registration is required.
Third Saturdays - Day of Service with Living Classrooms
Join Living Classrooms for our Third Saturday of the Month Day of Service! Help protect our watershed by removing trash that would otherwise make it’s way to the Anacostia.
DC Bird Alliance Bird Walk
Join DC Bird Alliance for a winter bird walk through Kingman and Heritage Islands! Advance registration is required.
Martin Luther King Jr. Day of Service
Join the Kingman Rangers for a community cleanup honoring Dr. King’s legacy and help protect the Anacostia Watershed through collective action!
Outdoor Afro Hike with Ranger Antonio
Join Outdoor Afro for their first hike of 2026. Kingman Island Ranger Antonio will lead the group on a leisurely hike around Kingman and Heritage Islands, where participants will learn about the nature and rich history of the area.
First Saturdays - Invasive Plant Management Workday
Join DOEE staff and your neighbors the first Saturday of each month to remove invasive plants on and near Kingman and Heritage Islands.
Kingman Meadow Mural Unveiling
Join Pipkin Creative and local artist Joel Bergner for the unveiling of a new mural in the Kingman Island Meadow.
Family Fishing
Join Anacostia Riverkeeper for a community fishing event on Kingman Island. Learn to add bait to your line, cast and how to reel in your catch.
First Saturdays - Invasive Plant Management Workday
Join DOEE staff the first Saturday of each month to remove invasive plants near the entrance of Kingman + Heritage Islands and the Anacostia River Trail.
Community Yoga Class
Join Bright Bear Yoga for a free yoga class in the Kingman Island Meadow.
Family Fishing
Join Anacostia Riverkeeper for a community fishing event on Kingman Island. Learn to add bait to your line, cast and how to reel in your catch.
CANCELLED: First Saturdays - Invasive Plant Management Workday
Join DOEE staff the first Saturday of each month to remove invasive plants near the entrance of Kingman + Heritage Islands and the Anacostia River Trail.
DC Bird Alliance Bird Walk
Join DC Bird Alliance for a walk through Kingman Island, identifying the many migrating birds seen on the islands this time of year. Advance registration is required.
Family Fishing
Join Anacostia Riverkeeper for a community fishing event on Kingman Island. Learn to add bait to your line, cast and how to reel in your catch. All attendees will need to register using the link provided.
5th Annual Kingman Island Friends and Family Day
Join this family-friendly event is a celebration of everything the Islands have to offer as a unique space in the District dedicated to conservation, environmental education, and recreation. Activities will include paddling, fishing, music, nature-themed arts and crafts, and more.
Invasive Plant Management Workday
Join DOEE staff to remove invasive plants near the entrance of Kingman + Heritage Islands and the Anacostia River Trail.
Family Fishing
Join Anacostia Riverkeeper for a community fishing event on Kingman Island. Learn to add bait to your line, cast and how to reel in your catch. All attendees will need to register using the link provided.
DC Bird Alliance Bird Walk
Join DC Bird Alliance for a walk through Kingman Island, identifying the many migrating birds seen on the islands this time of year. Advance registration is required.
Anacostia River Discovery Series Boat Tour
Join the Anacostia Watershed Society for a boat tour launching from Kingman Island's dock on the Anacostia River, as part of their Anacostia River Discovery Series.
Bat Walk
Join DOEE wildlife biologists for a night dedicated to learning all about bats! Discussions include their biology, why they are so important to the ecosystem, their struggle against a devastating wildlife disease, and demonstrations of the tools that biologists use to study and conserve their populations.
Advance registration is required.
Invasive Plant Management Workday
Join DOEE staff to remove invasive plants near the entrance of Kingman + Heritage Islands and the Anacostia River Trail.
Anacostia River Discovery Series Boat Tour
Join the Anacostia Watershed Society for a boat tour launching from Kingman Island's dock on the Anacostia River, as part of their Anacostia River Discovery Series.
CANCELLED: FrogWatch End-of-Season Celebration
This event has been cancelled. Please join us next season for future FrogWatches and visit the Aquatic Resources Education Center to see frogs and other aquatic creatures during their open hours!
FrogWatch In-person Field Monitoring Session August 2025
Join DOEE and Living Classrooms for the July FrogWatch field monitoring session on Kingman + Heritage Islands. FrogWatch is a community science project in which volunteers collect and submit data on calling frogs and toads in ponds and wetlands around Kingman + Heritage Islands.
Anacostia River Discovery Series Boat Tour
Join the Anacostia Watershed Society for a 2-hour boat tour launching from Kingman Island's dock on the Anacostia River, as part of their Anacostia River Discovery Series.
FrogWatch In-person Field Monitoring Session July 2025
Join DOEE and Living Classrooms for the July FrogWatch field monitoring session on Kingman + Heritage Islands. FrogWatch is a community science project in which volunteers collect and submit data on calling frogs and toads in ponds and wetlands around Kingman + Heritage Islands.
Invasive Plant Management Workday
Join DOEE staff to remove invasive plants near the entrance of Kingman + Heritage Islands and the Anacostia River Trail.
No Steps Left Behind 2: Accessibility Walk
Join Wake the 8 DC for a wellness walk and a guided tour of Kingman & Heritage Islands on Wednesday, June 18th from 12 PM to 2 PM.
Anacostia River Discovery Series Boat Tour
Join the Anacostia Watershed Society for a 2-hour boat tour launching from Kingman Island's dock on the Anacostia River, as part of their Anacostia River Discovery Series. You’ll explore the ecological and historical changes that have occurred in the river and in the communities around the river and witness some of the restoration of river habitats and how it has caused the rebound of the wildlife in the Anacostia River.
Learn more and register here.
This boat tour is funded by the Department of Energy and Environment’s Anacostia River Explorers grant program.
Anacostia River Discovery Series Boat Tour
Join the Anacostia Watershed Society for a 2-hour boat tour (6-8 PM) launching from Kingman Island's dock on the Anacostia River, as part of their Anacostia River Discovery Series. You’ll explore the ecological and historical changes that have occurred in the river and in the communities around the river and witness some of the restoration of river habitats and how it has caused the rebound of the wildlife in the Anacostia River.
Learn more and register here.
This boat tour is funded by the Department of Energy and Environment’s Anacostia River Explorers grant program.