Volunteers Needed for Invasive Plant Removal

Please join Living Classroom’s volunteer team on Saturday, December 11th at 10 AM in removing invasive plants at Kingman and Heritage Islands. You will be provided with tools and instructions. Please bring a mask, your own water, comfortable shoes, and dress for the weather.

Safety guidelines will be enforced for everyone’s protection. All participants will need to register and complete a waiver before participating. No walk-ins at this time. You will receive an email with the specific meeting location within Kingman and Heritage Islands Conservation Area prior to the event.

Job Opening with Living Classrooms Kingman Island

Living Classrooms is seeking a Kingman Rangers and Facilities Manager to supervise a staff of full-time rangers and oversee facilities for the National Capitol Region team. Click here to learn more.

About Kingman and Heritage Islands

Kingman and Heritage islands are situated in Northeast and Southeast Washington, DC, in the Anacostia River. Both islands are artificial and built from material dredged from the Anacostia River. Kingman Island, Kingman Lake and nearby Kingman Park are named after Brigadier General Dan Christie Kingman, the US Army’s Chief of Engineers who died in 1916 while the project was underway. Both islands are owned by the District of Columbia Government and managed by Living Classrooms of the National Capital Region.

The DC Council passed legislation in 2016 requiring the DC Department of Energy and Environment to conduct a Planning and Feasibility study to assess the two islands as a natural area with a state of the art Environmental Education Center. Mayor Bowser designated Kingman and Heritage Islands a State Conservation Area and asked the DC Council for $4.7 million in capital funds to implement the recommendations of the Planning and Feasibility Study, which it approved. Read more about the history and status of Kingman and Heritage Islands here.