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
Earth Day Clean Up at Kingman Island Date: April 24. 2010 Location: Kingman and Heritage Islands Park This Earth Day, Kingman and Heritage Islands park will be holding a volunteer clean up open to the public. The event will be hosted by EarthShare and Surfrider, organizations actively involved in restoration projects along the Anacostia River. We encourge you to come out and show you support for the Earth and our park by sharing your time and helping to clean up the park. Volunteers will have the opportunity to work on trash clean up in the park and along the Anacostia River as well as trail maintenance to enhance the park for future generations to come. If you are interested in learning more about getting involved with the Earth Day Clean Up at Kingman and Heritage Islands Park, please contact Matt English at menglish@livingclassroomsdc.org.
Educational Tours of Kingman and Heritage Islands Park: Sundays at 12:30 pm Dates: Tours not held during the winter season. Please check back as tours will resume in April. Enjoy a walk in the park with an educational guide at Kingman and Heritage Islands Park for the last month of the Fall Season. Visitors are invited to come and learn about nature and history as we explore different aspects of the park. Tours will begin at near the entrance gate to the park near the RFK Stadium Parking Lot 6. For Directions to the park, visit our Directions page. Please note, these tours are weather permitting.
For more information regarding Guided Educational Tours on Kingman Island, contact Living Classrooms at (202) 557-1925.
Martin Luther King Day of Service 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 AT KINGMAN ISLAND Date: Saturday, June 13, 2009 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!
Earth Day Clean Up at Kingman Island Date: April 24. 2010 Location: Kingman and Heritage Islands Park This Earth Day, Kingman and Heritage Islands park will be holding a volunteer clean up open to the public. The event will be hosted by EarthShare and Surfrider, organizations actively involved in restoration projects along the Anacostia River. We encourge you to come out and show you support for the Earth and our park by sharing your time and helping to clean up the park. Volunteers will have the opportunity to work on trash clean up in the park and along the Anacostia River as well as trail maintenance to enhance the park for future generations to come. If you are interested in learning more about getting involved with the Earth Day Clean Up at Kingman and Heritage Islands Park, please contact Matt English at 
Educational Tours of Kingman and Heritage Islands Park: Sundays at 12:30 pm Dates: Tours not held during the winter season. Please check back as tours will resume in April. Enjoy a walk in the park with an educational guide at Kingman and Heritage Islands Park for the last month of the Fall Season. Visitors are invited to come and learn about nature and history as we explore different aspects of the park. Tours will begin at near the entrance gate to the park near the RFK Stadium Parking Lot 6. For Directions to the park, visit our 
Martin Luther King Day of Service 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. 
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. 
NATIONAL GET OUTDOORS DAY AT KINGMAN ISLAND Date: Saturday, June 13, 2009 National Get Outdoors Day is a new annual event to encourage healthy, active outdoor fun. 
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