# 2009 Schedule of Community Service Opportunities at Kenilworth Aquatic Gardens

Kenilworth Aquatic Gardens -1550 Anacostia Avenue NE, Washington, DC
20019

Telephone: [202/426-6905]{.mark}

**[Please note our events run rain or shine -- severe weather
cancels]{.mark}. Volunteers are urged to call the park if you have any
questions or concerns about the status of the event.**

Kenilworth Aquatic Gardens has ample off street, free parking. The
closest Metro stop is the Deanwood station (orange line) approximately
10 to 15 minutes walking distance from the park.

**Volunteer registration:**

[Walk-ons are welcome]{.mark}! For tracking purposes it helps to provide
advance notice especially if you'll be bringing a large group (10 plus).
All volunteers will be required to fill out volunteer waiver forms on
site. Volunteers under the age of 18 must be accompanied by a parent or
guardian.

Volunteers with special needs are asked to contact the event coordinator
or Park Service staff at the Aquatic Gardens in advance of the activity.

Volunteer registration will take place inside the park's interior fence
line near the main greenhouse (don't worry, you can't miss it).

**What you'll need to bring:**

[All volunteers are requested (required really) to wear clothing
appropriate for the work at hand, meaning long pants, long sleeve
shirts, and no open toe shoes - much of our work will take place in
overgrown areas where thickets, thorns, and poison ivy are
present.]{.mark}

The Park Service and the Friends of Kenilworth Aquatic Gardens will
provide rubber boots, gloves, waders, tools, and potable water. Light
snacks (power bars) will also be provided.

**Community Service Projects:**

Our volunteers engage in a wide variety of community service activities
including the removal of invasive plants, painting, lily pond
restoration, trash removal (land based and river borne), planting,
pruning, and other duties as assigned. [These activities do require the
ability to kneel, squat, lift, and perform routine gardening and clean
up functions over a period of three to four hours -- often in extremely
warm or cold weather]{.underline}. Advanced work may also involve wading
through lily ponds, streams, and tributaries of the Anacostia River, or
the use of kayaks, flat boats, and canoes.

To register or to learn more about volunteer service activities at
Kenilworth Aquatic Gardens please contact Alan at 202/454-3384, or by
e-mail at <aspears@npca.org>.

# 2009 Schedule of Volunteer Events @ Kenilworth Aquatic Gardens

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  Date                         Event                   Time

  January 2009                 No events scheduled     

  Saturday February 28, 2009   4^th^ Saturday Clean up 9am to Noon

  Saturday March 28, 2009      4^th^ Saturday Clean up 9am to Noon

  Saturday April 25, 2009      [Earth Day              8:30am to 1pm
                               2008!]{.mark}           

  Saturday May 23, 2009        4^th^ Saturday Clean up 9am to Noon

  Saturday June 27, 2009       4^th^ Saturday Clean up 9am to Noon

  Saturday July 18, 2009       Annual Asian Cultural & 10am to 2pm
                               Lily Festival (call     
                               park for details)       

  August 2009                  No events scheduled     

  Saturday September 26, 2009  [National Public Lands  8:30am to 1pm
                               Day 2009!]{.mark}       

  Saturday October 24, 2009    Winterizing the Aquatic 8:30am to Noon
                               Gardens                 

  November & December 2009     No events scheduled     
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**By Metro**...

Take the Orange Line to the Deanwood Station. Take the Polk Street exit
(to your left) and follow Polk to the pedestrian bridge. Cross over 295
and turn left on to Douglas Street, then proceed 2 blocks to Anacostia
Avenue (you'll see the big brown NPS sign guiding you to the Aquatic
Gardens). Turn right on Anacostia Ave and walk 50 yards to the park
entrance on your left. The walk from the Deanwood Station to the park
takes approximately 12 minutes...

**By Car**... As of December 2008, construction projects continue to
alter the approach to Kenilworth Aquatic Gardens, sometimes on a monthly
basis. Drivers should add an extra half hour to your estimated travel
time to accommodate disruptions in the traffic pattern.

1)  **From downtown DC**: Follow Pennsylvania Avenue east across the
    Sousa bridge. Stay in the left lane and take the first left hand
    turn after the bridge to enter 295 northbound. Stay to your right
    and follow 295 to the Nannie Helen Burroughs exit. At the bottom of
    the off ramp for Nannie Helen Burroughs turn left underneath the
    highway and railroad overpass. Proceed through the four way
    intersection and bear right onto Lee Street. After 300 yards Lee
    Street takes a sharp right turn and becomes Anacostia Avenue. Follow
    Anacostia for about a ½ mile past the recreation center (on your
    left) and look for the park entrance on your left.

2)  **New York Avenue (from downtown DC**): Follow New York Avenue
    (Route 50) east across the Anacostia River. Take the exit for Route
    295/Kenilworth Avenue south. [NOTE: Construction detours may require
    you to take 295 north before making the first (or any) available
    U-turn]{.mark}. As you approach the DC/Maryland line look for the
    brown Park Service signs marking the right hand exit (which comes up
    very quickly) to Douglas Street. From the service road turn right
    onto Douglas and follow that road until it dead ends on Anacostia
    Avenue. Turn right onto Anacostia Ave and then left into the park.

3)  **From Northern Virginia** -- Take 395 across the Potomac River into
    D.C. Follow 395 (A.K.A. the Southeast/Southwest or Eisenhower
    Freeway) east to Pennsylvania Avenue and Sousa Bridge. Follow
    Pennsylvania Avenue east across the Sousa Bridge. Stay in the left
    lane and take the first left hand turn after the bridge to enter 295
    northbound. Stay to your right and follow 295 to the Nannie Helen
    Burroughs exit. At the bottom of the off ramp for Nannie Helen
    Burroughs turn left underneath the highway and railroad overpass.
    Proceed through the four-way intersection and bear right onto Lee
    Street. Lee becomes Anacostia Avenue, which leads to the park (about
    a ½ mile past the recreation center). The entrance will be on your
    left.