In 2030 — just eight years from now — according to the independent watchdog organization Climate Central, communities throughout the District will experience extensive and consistent periods of flooding, including the Yards in Ward 8, Kingman Island, Kenilworth Park, and Aquatic Gardens in Ward 7, and the entire Anacostia River Trail from Anacostia Park to Bladensburg Waterfront Park in Maryland. The effects of the climate crisis are happening at this very moment, and the reality is that this crisis disproportionately affects communities of color and those populated by low-income residents like the area surrounding Kenilworth.
Government officials plan to remediate, restore and transfer ownership of the Kenilworth Park Landfill Site to the District government for increased recreational use, and restore the shorelines and wetlands to help control stormwater and reduce flood risks.
Join Dennis Chestnut, Ward 7 Resident, and Advocate; Justin A. Lini, Ward 7 Resident, and Advocate; Tina O’Connell, Executive Director Friends of Kenilworth Aquatic Garden and Trey Sherard, Anacostia Riverkeeper for a community conversation on the landfill remediation process and how we can work as a community to take action.
This event is in-person and live-streamed. LINK TO LIVE STREAM
Photo: Flooding on Anacostia Avenue in October 2021. Credit: Justin A. Lini