Kingsman Bark

11/04/2024

It’s time for another pack walk! Join us to explore Kenilworth Aquatic Gardens on Saturday, November 16th. Please plan to meet in the parking lot by 9:45 a.m. and we will start the walk by 10 a.m. Let us know if you plan to join us via [email protected] or send a DM!

Reminder: all dogs must remain on leash!

11/02/2024

Join us for our November clean up next Saturday, 11/9! We will be raking leaves, wiping down benches, shifting gravel - and every hand and paw helps. If you can’t make it but want to support our park efforts - our Amazon wishlist is included in our profile that includes tools and items we use to keep the park clean. Hope to see you (and your pup) there!

10/29/2024

Our fundraiser at Hill East Burger was so successful (and delicious!), that we’ve now teamed up with Della Barba Pizza for the next one. Join us to support a local business while raising funds for the dog park. DB will donate 20% from dine-in or takeout orders on Nov. 13 to our dog park improvement efforts! You can order pizza, salads, and other delicious Italian food for lunch or dinner, or both! Make sure to mention Kingsman Bark when you place your order. If ordering online, include a note mentioning the park in the Special Instructions field.

🗓️ Wednesday, November 13th at 12:00 - 10:00 p.m.
📍 Della Barba Pizza (1382 East Capitol St NE)
☎️ 202-845-3033
💻 https://dellabarbapizza.com/order

Take it from Dakota (an urban pizza aficionado), the pizza from Della Barba is delicious! Hope to see you there! 🍕🍕

10/29/2024

As we kick off November and get closer to Thanksgiving, let’s start the season off right - with THANKS! Thank you to all of our park pals who have donated, cleaned up, attended events, planned events, or just overall supported our park across the past year. In addition to bringing your dog to Yappy Hour this Friday, we will also be collecting non-perishables for the local blessing boxes in the neighborhood. We will have a box for you to add your donations - thank you in advance!

🗓️ Friday, November 1st at 5:30 p.m.
📍 Kingsman Dog Park
🍻 Bring your own treats

📸 Want your pup to be featured in our event posts? Tag us in your park pics or share them via DM! We have a lot coming up this year and would love to highlight some of our park regulars!

10/06/2024

Join our clean up crew to help keep the park clean and ready for more play. All are welcome to join us for as long (or as little) as you can. We’ll provide water to hydrate, gloves, trash bags, cleaning supplies, and other gardening tools. Clean up activities will include raking leaves, weeding, picking up trash, wiping down surfaces, leveling gravel, and sanitizing spray.

The city relies on this community to provide regular maintenance and cleaning of the dog park. As we prepare for the DPR dog park improvement project, this is our opportunity to show our commitment to being good stewards of our neighborhood park.

Let us know if you can join the clean up and help do your part for our community dog park! We’ll provide light refreshments for volunteers and you can snag a limited edition Kingsman Bark hand sanitizer, made by Bark Board Member Allison DeMaio for our clean up crew.

09/30/2024

Join us for a special All Things Fall themed yappy hour. Wear your favorite fall colors and/or sweater weather attire (pending what the temperature is of course) and don’t forget to bring your own “treats”!

🗓️ Friday, October 4th at 5:30 p.m.
📍 Kingsman Dog Park
🍻 Bring your own treats

📸 Want your pup to be featured in our event posts? Tag us in your park pics or share them via DM! We have a lot coming up this year and would love to highlight some of our park regulars!

09/12/2024

Join us to raise money for Kingsman Field Dog Park! All proceeds from your purchases will go towards park beautification as well as to support our upcoming improvement project!

🗓️ Wednesday, September 18th at 5:00-10:00 p.m.
📍 Hill East Burger at 1432 Penn Ave SE DC

Kingsman Bark is an all-volunteer 501(c)(3) organization of neighbors working to improve the Kingsman Field Dog Park. The city is not responsible for keeping the park clean - park pals are.

09/08/2024

We’re changing it up for September. Many of you said you would like to help out at clean up events but Saturday mornings can be tough with other commitments. We listened and happy to share that our next clean up is this THURSDAY at 5:30 p.m. so bring your pup after work and lend a hand with weeding, raking, and p**p patrol. Every helping hand makes a difference to keep the park clean for our pups!

09/02/2024

Join us for a special back to school themed yappy hour. Wear your favorite school colors or letters and don’t forget to bring your own “treats”!

🗓️ Friday, September 6th at 5:30 p.m.
📍 Kingsman Dog Park
🍻 Bring your own treats

📸 Want your pup to be featured in our event posts? Tag us in your park pics or share them via DM! We have a lot coming up this year and would love to highlight some of our park regulars!

08/12/2024

Join us at our favorite dog friendly brewery, , on Friday August 30th 5-7pm for a summer yappy hour! We have space reserved inside if it’s hot and will have Kingsman Bark koozies/hand sanitizers and pup cups available to purchase to raise money for the park improvement project! As if that wasn’t enough reason to join us, will be set up outside dishing out food that evening as well!

08/10/2024

Many thanks to our Bark Board, small but mighty clean up crew, and several park pals who spent the morning lending a hand to clean up the dog park. Together, we got rid of the morning glory and fox tail weeds (which are not very dog friendly), wiped down all the benches, cleaned the dog bowls, raked the gravel and wood chips, and sanitized the surface so the park is ready for more play. We are required to report volunteer hours to the city each quarter, so every bit of help from park pals shows our commitment to maintaining the city's investments in our park.

KB does clean ups monthly on the second Saturday (schedule posted in the park) at 10 am. If you're not available to volunteer, please consider a donation to help pay for clean up supplies and p**p bags for the dispensers. Learn more at the link below

Kingsman Bark recently reorganized as a new nonprofit and received its determination letter from the IRS. This means we are now tax-exempt and all donations since our incorporation in July 2022 are tax-deductible! As an all volunteer-run organization comprised of neighbors who frequent the dog park,...

08/06/2024

It’s time for our monthly clean up! We will do a little weeding, raking, and pruning - and every hand (or paw) helps!

If you can’t join us or give your time, donations are welcome. We are even selling merch (koozies, dog bandanas, hand sanitizer holders, etc.) with our Kingsman Bark logo on it to help raise money to keep cleaning supplies stocked and the park safe for all dogs. Email us at [email protected] to find out how you can buy merch or help in other ways! We are always seeking more volunteers for our little group!

08/03/2024

Have you seen the new bulletin board? Reminders about yappy hour, clean ups, our monthly event calendar, and even how to buy merch (koozies, dog bandanas, etc.) to support keeping the dog park the best it can be! We’ve got room for other information to be posted too. And if you need us to help spread the word on anything (lost dogs, new dog walking services, etc.), let us know how we can help!

REMINDER: Kingsman Bark is an all-volunteer 501(c)(3) organization of neighbors working to improve the Kingsman Field Dog Park. The city is not responsible for keeping the park clean - we are. All proceeds from your purchases will go towards park beautification as well as support our upcoming improvement project!

07/31/2024

August 1st is the Universal Birthday for all shelter and rescue dogs out there… so what better theme for our next Yappy Hour? We may have a potential special guest joining us - stay tuned for an update!

🗓️ Friday, August 2nd at 5:30 p.m.
📍 Kingsman Dog Park
🍻 Bring your own treats

📸 Want your pup to be featured in our event posts? Tag us in your park pics or share them via DM! We have a lot coming up this year and would love to highlight some of our park regulars!

07/28/2024

Please join the DC Department of Parks and Recreation (DPR) and the DC Department of General Services (DGS) for a virtual webinar update on the upcoming renovations planned for Kingsman Field and Dog Park. Your attendance and feedback are greatly appreciated!

Meeting details:

Wednesday August 7, 2024 at 6:30 p.m. – 7:30 p.m.

Please register at the DPR link in our website for the Zoom meeting invitation.

07/07/2024

It’s time for our next clean up on Saturday, July 13th at 10 a.m. It’ll probably be hot, but if you can give a little bit of time - we can make it fast! Remember, it’s the community’s responsibility to keep the park clean for our pups! We will be doing some gravel shoveling, weeding, bench cleaning, and p**p clean up. If you can’t join us but want to support, please check out the link in our bio for information on donations and other ways to get involved.

05/11/2024

many thanks to our Bark Board and nearly a dozen volunteers who came out on a gorgeous day to help clean up the dog park! there was a lot of weeding, tree trimming, gravel raking, picking up trash, and sanitizing all the surfaces. we appreciate the community support to help keep the park clean, safe, and ready for more fun!

if you ever want to join us for a clean up, we meet the second Saturday of every month at 10 am at the park. this is our way of showing our community's commitment to be going stewards of our park!

05/04/2024

Join us for our next clean up event! We still have Kingsman Bark hand sanitizers for our volunteers! We will do a little weeding, shovel and rake gravel, clean surfaces, and sanitize the park. Every hand helps us keep the park clean for our park pals and pups!