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The National Park Service will start work to rehabilitate Folger Park this spring. Construction will begin March 3 and is expected to be completed in winter 2025. The park will be closed during construction.

The National Park Service is improving 12 recreation areas across National Capital Parks – East with funding from the Great American Outdoors Act (GAOA) Legacy Restoration Fund.

The National Park Service announces winners for the 2024 Frederick Douglass Oratorical Contest. The Frederick Douglass National Historic Site hosts an annual oratorical contest for students ages 6 to 18.

 The National Park Service (NPS) invites the public to share their thoughts on design concepts for Kingman Lake within the Anacostia River Watershed. The project aims to improve 10 acres of degraded habitat by adding tidal wetlands, living shorelines, native underwater plants and freshwater mussel beds.

To protect and restore native plants and promote healthy, diverse forests, the National Park Service (NPS) will reduce deer populations between December 9, 2024, and February 10, 2025, at Fort Dupont Park.

The National Park Service invites the public to celebrate Dr. Carter G. Woodson’s birthday and legacy during an event at Dunbar High School. The event will take place on December 14 at 2 p.m. and will follow the 2025 national theme of African Americans and Labor.

WASHINGTON — The National Park Service is pleased to announce the 2024 Frederick Douglass Oratorical Contest. Each year, students ages 6-18 years old are invited to perform a part of a Frederick Douglass speech at the Frederick Douglass National Historic Site. The contest celebrates Douglass’ activism and the many famed speeches he gave in his efforts to end slavery and promote racial equality and women’s rights. 

OXON HILL, Md. — The National Park Service invites the community to attend the annual Oxon Hill Farm Fall Festival on October 19, from 10 a.m. until 4 p.m.

The National Park Service is temporarily closing the Visitor Center in Fort Washington Park while the building is rehabilitated and new exhibits are installed. The Visitor Center will be closed from 12:00 am on September 30, 2024, until 11:59 pm on November 9, 2024.

The National Park Service invites the public to commemorate the 200th anniversary of Fort Washington’s completion on October 5 with a day of historical reenactments, immersive tours, and special presentations highlighting the fort's rich history. Visitors will gain insight into the lives of soldiers who lived and