Posted for Denise Ryan:
Please consider joining me for a bird walk and clean up of one of our
close-in
special birding locations. Get your hands dirty to help keep America's
Public
Lands beautiful. http://www.publiclandsday.org/
BIRDS AT KENILWORTH AQUATIC GARDENS NATIONAL PUBLIC LANDS DAY - September
24,
2005
1550 Anacostia Avenue NE, Washington, DC - 202/426-6905
(RAIN or SHINE - severe weather cancels)
Announcing 2 bird watching walks to be followed by a volunteer service in a
variety of projects for National Public Lands Day. Projects include litter
removal, pruning trees and flowerbeds and removal of invasive and exotic
species.
How to participate:
Sign up for a bird walk with Denise Ryan at (202) 454-4590 or
denise_ryan@xxxxxxx:
Saturday, September 24, 2005
6:00 a.m. Owls, Rails and other Nocturnal Critters of KAG - all levels of
birders welcome, space limited - meet in the parking lot - RSVP required
only
early entrance for this special walk. Sunrise 6:58 a.m.,low tide 8:40 a.m.
Bring binoculars, scopes, flashlight, bug spray, drinks and
snacks.
We'll follow the sounds of the night to determine the area of
the park to
investigate. Bring a willingness to remain very quiet to listen and look
for
Owls, Rails and Bitterns. To follow immediately with a work project -
required
to participate, bring gardening or work gloves if you own a pair.
AND/OR
8:00 a.m. Birds of KAG - all levels of birders welcome, space unlimited -
please
RSVP. Meet in the visitors' center. We'll look for fall migrants and
local
birds among the ponds and on the boardwalk on the marsh. Bring
binoculars,
scopes, hat, sunscreen, bug spray, drinks and snacks. To follow immediately
with
a work project - required to participate, bring gardening or work gloves
if
you own a pair.
1550 Anacostia Avenue NE, Washington, DC - 202/426-6905
The nearest Metro stop is Deanwood (on the Orange line)
To get to Kenilworth Aquatic Gardens 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.
About Kenilworth Aquatic Gardens:
Kenilworth Aquatic Gardens is the only national park "devoted entirely to
water-loving plants." This 12-acre sanctuary is located in northeast
Washington,
DC on the east bank of the Anacostia River about 7 miles north of the
intersection of the Anacostia and Potomac Rivers. The park is surrounded by
44-acres of marshlands that flood daily in accordance with the tidal
fluctuations of the Anacostia River. And with the tides come the trash...
Denise Ryan
Cheverly, MD
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