Kingman Island and Heritage Island are open to the public during normal scheduled hours. Currently, we are working on developing more extensive trail systems, park services, and facilities. Please feel free to visit the park to see how the projects are coming along.
In the future, Kingman Island will be the home of the Kingman Island Environmental Center, a project with the Office of the Deputy Mayor of Planning and Economic Development. If you are interested in learning more about the environmental center, please visit the project sites from Living Classrooms of the National Capital Region or the District of Columbia.
**PLEASE NOTE**: Monthly Service Projects and guided tours will not be offered during the winter season (Dec-March). Please check the News and Events page for up to date details on special events offered during the winter season
Location: Kingman and Heritage Islands Park Washington, DC Date: June, 12 2010 Time: 11:00 am to 3:00 pm
National Get Outdoors Day was celebrated at Kingman and Heritage Islands Park for the second year in a row! This national event, celebrated all across the United States, focuses on providing youth and families an opportunity to experience new and exciting outdoor activities. The event provided guests opportunities for rock climbing, canoeing, face-painting, biking, geocaching, planting flowers, and so much more all along the Anacostia River in Washington, DC.
Living Classrooms thanks all of the National Get Outdoors Day partners listed below as well as all of the wonderful volunteers who came out to assist in making this wonderful event possible.
For photographs from the event, please visit the Kingman Island Flickr Group. We encourage you to add any photos from the event to share your experience with others.
Come to Kingman Island and enjoy wonderful Bluegrass and Folk music in the park with family and friends. This FREE music festival is open the public and will feature several local Bluegrass and Folk artists in an gorgeous outdoor venue. In addition, visitors will also have the opportunity to join in on activities offered at the National Get Outdoors Day event at the park.
For more information contact Mari Lou Livingood at MLivingood@livingclassroomsdc.org.
Earth Day Clean Up at Kingman Island Date: April 24. 2010 Location: Kingman and Heritage Islands Park
This Earth Day 400 voluteers came to Kingman and Heritage Islands Park to clean up the park!In addition to a huge amount of extremely excited volunteers, Ward 6 Councilmember Tommy Wells joined in with the clean up as a part of his continued dedication to cleaning up the Anacostia River in Washington, DC. Kingman and Heritage Islands Park was also was graced with the presence of State Radio band members who came to the park to participate in the special Earth Day volunteer event focused on restoration hosted by EarthShare.
The Earth Day event at Kingman and Heritage Islands Park drew a great crowd and allowed for the community to participate in trash pick-up and trail maintenance, greatly enhancing the park. The event was a part of a larger collaborative effort to clean up locations within the Anacostia watershed in Washington, DC and Maryland coordinated by the Anacostia Watershed Society.
Living Classrooms thanks EarthShare, Surfrider Foundation, Tommy Wells, State Radio, Anacostia Watershed Society, nd the hundreds of volunteers who worked to make this Earth Day special for Kingman and Heritage Islands Park! We encouraged everyone who participated in the event to share any photos on the Kingman Island Flickr group.
Potomac Watershed Clean Up at Kingman and Heritage Islands Park
Dates: April 9 and 10, 2010
This This year Kingman and Heritage Islands Park celebrated the 22nd Annual Potomac Watershed Clean Up twice! On April 9th, Level 3 Communications brought volunteers to the park in order to pick up trash and work on park maintenance with Living Classrooms. In Addition, on April 10th The Student Conservation Association brought out over 60 volunteers to pick up trash along the Anacostia River and provide trail maintenance for the park. The Anacostia River is a significant tributary to the Potomac River and preventing pollution from entering the Anacostia River assists in keeping the Potomac River and Chesapeake trash free environments!
Living Classrooms thanks The Student Conservation Association, Level 3 Communications, and all of the volunteers who provided thier valuable time to clean up Kingman and Heritage Islands Park along the Anacostia River as a part of the 22nd Annual Potomac Watershed Clean Up hosted by Alice Ferguson Foundation.
Date: Monday, January 18th 2010 Time: 9:30 am- 1:30 pm Location: Kingman and Heritage Islands Park The Student On January 18th, 2010 over 80 volunteers came out to Kingman and Heritage Islands Park with the Student Conservation Association. Volunteers were able to clear invasive bush honeysuckle, work on developing better trails on Heritage Island, and removed a huge amount of trash from all over the park.
Living Classrooms extends a special thank you to the SCA and all of the volunteers who came out to support the restoration of Kingman and Heritage Islands Park!
Photos from the event can be found at the Kingman Island Flickr page and the SCA Flickr page. Please submit your photos to the Kingman Island group if you have any that you would like to share.
If you are interested in participating in future volunteer clean up or restoration events at Kingman and Heritage Islands park, please contact Matt Engligsh of Living Classrooms of the National Capital Region at menglish@livingclassroomsdc.org.
3rd Annual Debris Clean Up Event and Anacostia River Celebration
On November 6th, Living Classrooms of the National Capital Region hosted its 3rd Annual Debris Clean-up Event and Anacostia River Celebration at Kingman and Heritage Islands Park. Students from River Terrace and Turner Elementary Schools picked up trash along the Anacostia River in Washington, DC with the help from volunteers and sponsors from the American Chemistry Council, Anacostia Watershed Society, and DC Cares. Students took part in several environmental education opportunities, as well as explored the Anacostia River by land and canoe.
Special honorary guests included Chuck Fox, Senior EPA adviser on the Chesapeake Bay, Dottie Younger, the Anacoastia Riverkeeper, Henry Dixon, from Shell Hydrogen, and a representative from Senator Benjamin Cardin's (MD) office. All guests have worked to rigorously to restore the environment.
Please take a look at pictures from the event on Kingman Island's group on Flickr. For additional information on the event, please contact Matt English from Living Classrooms at (202) 488-0627 or menglish@livingclassroomsdc.org .
National Get Outdoors Day is a new annual event to encourage healthy, active outdoor fun. Living Classrooms was excited to assist in hosting the National Get Outdoors Day event in the Washington, DC metro area. During the event, youth and families were presented with opportunities to participate in outdoor pursuits in which they could learn to experience the nature and lead healthy lifestyles.
Several agencies and organizations participated in the National Get Outdoors Day event at Kingman and Heritage Islands Park, providing exciting activities for guests. The following organizations were involved in the programs at National Get Outdoors Day:
Living Classrooms of the National Capital Region
American Recreation Coalition
Recreational Equipment Incorporated (REI)
Future Fisherman Foundation
George Washington Carver Outdoor School
United States Forest Service
United States Army Corps of Engineers
Living Classrooms would also like to extend a special thank you to all of the volunteers who helped make the event possible!
To see photos from the event, or add your own photographs, please visit our Flickr group called "Kingman Island."
For photos from the event, please visit our Flickr group called "Kingman Island"
Kingman Island Day was a day of celebration and festivities as well as exciting opportunities for restoration activities and educational events focused around Kingman Island as an asset to the greater Washington, DC community. As Kingman and Heritage Islands Park was recently been re-opened to the public, visitors were able to join as a community to share in the excitement of enjoying this wonderful natural area in their neighborhood, and explore the new features of the park.
On Kingman Island Day, visitors to the park were treated to a variety of exciting activities for the whole family. Residents from local neighborhoods and all across DC, Maryland, and Virginia came out to celebrate during the event. Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton as well as DC Councilmembers Tommy Wells (ward 6), Yvette Alexander (ward 7), and Mary Che (ward 3) also came out to show their support. Jack Wennersten, author of Anacostia: The Death and Life of an American River, also shared his thoughts on the day. Wonderful performances were given by Green River Junction and Northeast Performing Arts Center.
Guests attending Kingman Island Day enjoyed displays from several local organizations. The following organizations all participated in the excitement at Kingman Island Day:
Anacostia Community Boathouse Association
Anacostia Watershed Society
Chesapeake Bay Foundation
Clean Air Partners
City Kids Wilderness Project
COPUS: Year in Science
District of Columbia Environmental Education Consortium
District of Columbia Metropolitan Police Department
DC Greenworks
Dreaming Out Loud
EarthShare
The Earth's Visible Energy
Hillcrest Community Civic Association
Living Classrooms of the National Capital Region
Recreational Equipment Incorporated (REI)
Science on the GO!
The Student Conservation Association (SCA)
Surfrider Foundation
Trinidad Concerned Citizens for Reform
United States Fish and Wildlife Jr. Duck Stamp Program
Living Classrooms thanks the sponsors for Kingman Island Day!
For more information regarding Kingman Island Day, please contact Matt English from Living Classrooms at (202) 488-0627 or menglish@livingclassroomsdc.org .
Living Classrooms is a member of the No Child Left Inside Coalition.
Kingman and Heritage Islands were the location of a service project coordinated by the SCA and Living Classrooms, this Martin Luther King Jr. Day. The service project was an amazing success, with the completion of the Heritage Island Loop Trail and trash being removed from all over the park!
Living Classrooms would like to extend a special thank you to all of the volunteers who came out to brave the cold temperatures and help beautify this wonderful park.
If you are interested in seeing pictures from the event, please visit our Flickr group called "Kingman Island" to catch a glimpse of all that was done. We encourage anyone who has pictures from the day to add their photos and thoughts there as well. Thanks again!
Kingman Island Bluegrass
Earth Day Clean Up at Kingman Island
Potomac Watershed Clean Up at Kingman and Heritage Islands Park
Martin Luther King Day of Service
3rd Annual Debris Clean Up Event and Anacostia River Celebration 
NATIONAL GET OUTDOORS DAY AT KINGMAN ISLAND
Kingman Island Day Is A Success! April 25, 2009 
Parsons Brinckerhoff 
Lee + Papa and Associates 
Management Systems International 
Dutko Worldwide 
Half Street 
American Federation of Teachers 
MLK DAY SERVICE PROJECT : JANUARY 19, 2009