Bat Walk at Kenilworth Park & Aquatic Gardens

Thank you for making our outdoor experiences one of the most popular outings in the DMV!All of our bird walks and trips are FREE and open to the public, except where noted to cover associated programming costs. Your generous support plays a crucial role in sustaining our programming, which includes our world-class guides. If you have binoculars, please bring them along, and we do have a limited number of spare binoculars available for use. Space can be limited, so registration is mandatory to ensure that everyone has a joyous experience in nature. See you outside!

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Join us with the National Park Service and Delaware Bat Rehabilitation to learn about, look and listen for  bats.

Kenilworth Park & Aquatic Gardens

There is so much that a lot of us don't know about bats, leading to a lot of misunderstanding about these tiny flying mammals and what we can do to help them.Did you know bats play a key role in our ecosystem by serving as pollinators and pest controllers. They have an amazing superpower called echolocation and they're super social and usually live in large family colonies.Join us for a special night with our friends at NPS and Delaware Bat Rehabilitation to learn a little about our local bats before we take a short walk through the gardens to listen and to look for bats.Know Before You Go<ul><li>Everyone must be registered and on time to enter the main gate after hours.</li><li>Please register each person separately.</li><li>The address is 1550 Anacostia Ave NE, Washington, DC 20019, and the coordinates are 38.9127, -76.9413.</li><li>Once the gates close, they can not be reopened until the event is over. Don't be late!</li><li>Parking is available on-site.</li><li>The Visitor Center will be available only for restroom use.</li><li>Please wear comfortable shoes for walking on varied terrian. We will traveling less than one mile in the gardens.</li><li>If you have a headlamp, please bring it. We will have a few to lend for the walk.</li><li>No pictures can be taken without prior permission from NPS.</li><li>HAVE FUN!</li></ul>

Learn more about the National Park Service and Kenilworth Park &amp; Aquatic Gardens <a href="https://www.nps.gov/keaq/index.htm" title="https://www.nps.gov/keaq/index.htm" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">here</a>.

Learn more about Delaware Bat Rehabilitation <a href="https://delawarebats.com/" title="https://delawarebats.com/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">here</a>.

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