About Us

MISSION

Friends of Kenilworth Aquatic Gardens is dedicated to ensuring the Gardens are a well-maintained, well- enjoyed, and welcoming park for neighbors and visitors. Friends is a 501c3 nonprofit organization that connects people to the Gardens through stewardship, public engagement, and educational programs in cooperation with the National Park Service.
 

VISION

Thriving aquatic gardens that inspire.

VALUES

Friends of Kenilworth Aquatic Gardens is guided by six core values to which it holds its board, staff, programs, and projects accountable and which guide its engagement with partners:

  1. Stewardship: We are stewards of the Gardens’ natural environment and are dedicated to its preservation and protection for current and future generations.
  2. Belonging: We consider the Gardens a national, cultural, and community treasure and resource for all and strive to ensure access and enjoyment for all communities, including historically excluded ones.
  3. Inclusion: We seek out and celebrate various perspectives, skills, and experiences to help us create a shared environment that includes everyone.
  4. Collaboration: We engage in inclusive and equitable partnerships that reflect shared priorities and help strengthen our work and community.
  5. Anti-discrimination: We are committed to equality and justice and work to combat discrimination and barriers to equal opportunity in our programming, partnerships, and work styles.
  6. Trust: We establish respectful relationships with all stakeholders through transparency, accountability, and honesty.

LAND ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

Friends of Kenilworth Aquatic Gardens and this National Park is part of a larger story. Located in Ward 7, the Gardens are positioned on the ancestral homeland of the Nacotchtank (Anacostan) and Piscataway Conoy People.  Friends of Kenilworth Aquatic Gardens respectfully acknowledges the rich culture and contributions of all indigenous communities— past, present and future.