Featured Event
Join Friends of Kenilworth Aquatic Gardens and DC EcoWomen for a morning of stewardship volunteering. Space is limited for this event and pre-registration is required. Participate in a variety of park stewardship activities including invasive plant removal, litter collection, flower bed weeding, trail maintenance and more. Some activities involve working in shallow ponds. This event will run rain or shine—please dress accordingly and plan to work outside!
Date: Sat., June 27
Time: 9 am to 12 pm
Location: Kenilworth Aquatic Gardens, 1550 Anacostia Ave NE
The park is accessible by car and there is a large visitor parking lot available for use. By Metro, the park entrance is 1.0 mile from the Deanwood Metro Station and 1.3 miles from the Minnesota Ave Station, both on the Orange Line. By foot or bike, access the park via the Anacostia River Trail.
Community Events
JUNE 6
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Volunteer for National Trails Day on the Mount Vernon Trail
Lyndon Baines Johnson Memorial Grove On The Potomac
JUNE 9
National Museum of Natural History, Constitution Ave. NW
JUNE 10
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Careers for Change – Social Entrepreneurship
Reservoir Center, 301 Water St SE
JUNE 11
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Impact Symposium - Building Resilient Cities: Advancing Sustainable Development in the DC Region
Anacostia Building, 1 Physics Ellipse, College Park
Virtual
JUNE 12
Atlas Performing Arts Center, 1333 H Street NE
JUNE 13
Cultivate the City, 2806 Channing St NE
JUNE 14
1346 Florida Ave NW
JUNE 16
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Summer Solstice Networking & Climate Action Mixer
Sabores Tapas Bar, 2401 Columbia Pike, Arlington
Howard University, Armour J. Blackburn Auditorium, 2397 6th ST NW
JUNE 17
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2026 Environmental Innovation Summit
U.S. Chamber of Commerce, 1615 H St NW
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Solutions Series: Scaling Regenerative Materials to Help Replace Plastics
Virtual
JUNE 19
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Invasive Plant Removal at Hellbender Hill
5788 2nd St NE
JUNE 23
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Anacostia River Explorers Public Tour
Anacostia Park Boat Ramp, 1500 Anacostia Drive SE
JUNE 24
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2026 Congressional Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency EXPO and Policy Forum
Rayburn House Office Building Foyer and Gold Room (Room 2168) and Online

