Mardi Paws!

Thanks to YaVonne Boyd and the Community Wellness Alliance for putting together another fun Mardi Paws event at the park. We handed out beads, treats, and dog toys and we held a costume constest. Betty won for the most festive; Patty for cutest; and Susie Q for most creative.

New Board Members

We are excited to announce that the 11th & Bark board recently voted to add three new members. Hailey Duncan, and Fio Briceño joined our Board as new members. Taylor Popielarz also joined the Board and agreed to serve as Secretary–a post previously held by long time Board Member, Eva Guenther. Baird Wallace left the Board, as he moved to a different DC neighborhood and welcomed his new daughter to the world.

Say hi to Hailey, Fio, and Taylor if you see them at the park. To read more about them and our other board members, check out our Who We Are page.

Hailey & Luca

Taylor & Bonnie

Fio & Duke

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The Dog Park Application Has Been Submitted!

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We submitted the dog park application today! Thanks so much to everyone in the community for their amazing support for the park.

The submitted application includes:

  • More than 500 signatures and more than 60 statements of support from people in the community. 

  • Letters of support from eleven local businesses, nine of which are on 11th Street and within a block or a few blocks of the park, and three local nonprofit organizations.

    • Businesses: Queen’s English, Red Rocks, The Coupe, El Chucho, Odd Provisions, Wonderland, Ossobuco, Makan, Patrick’s Petcare, District Dogs, Leslie Knows Homes (realtor)

    • Nonprofits: Community Wellness Alliance, District Bridges, GreenSpaces for DC

  • A letter of support from the ANC1A


To gain this support from the community, we did a lot of community outreach, including:

  • We distributed approximately 500 flyers to the homes surrounding the park, providing them with information about the park application; 

  • We attended the Columbia Heights Farmers Market to inform people about the park application and to collect signatures; 

  • We reached out to large apartment buildings, condo buildings, and a senior home in the area to ask their buildings managers to share information about the park application with their residents. These include Victory Heights, Monroe Tower, Columbia Heights Square, Kenyon Square Condominiums Arcade Sunshine, Park Place, Park Triangle, Highland Park, and 1020 Monroe St NW Condos;

  • We held happy hours at Midlands and Hook Hall to inform people about the park application and collect signatures;

  • We took several 2-hour shifts at the dog park to inform people about the park application and collect signatures; 

  • We attended Open Streets and spoke to people in attendance there; and

  • We provided information on our website and shared information on our email listserv and on our social media platforms--FaceBook, Instagram, and Twitter. 

What happens next? The application will be published in the DC Register and there will be a 30-day period for public comment. DPR will then review the application and the comments and will issue a recommendation. There is no time limit on them. But After DPR issues a recommendation, it must notify us within 30 days. 

We will let you know when we hear from the District.


The 2011 Annual Meeting is Tonight

The 2021 Annual Meeting will take place Tonight, Tuesday, November 16 at 7PM over zoom.

At the meeting we will hear from Council Member Brianne Nadeau about the status of the park, meet new ANC Commissioner, Brandolon Barnette, and hear from members of the 11th & Bark Board about our acomplishments over the last year. Also, you’ll get a chance to meet fellow park users and learn how to get more involved.

Please RSVP by filling out this form.

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ANC 1A Unanimously Passed Resolution Supporting the Park

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Last night the ANC 1A passed a resolution that both supported our dog park application and supported 11th and Bark being an official “Friends of”group for the park. This resolution required for our “Friends of” application and our dog park application.

New ANC Commissioner, Brandolon Barnett sponsored the resolution. After a few questions from the commissioners and a short presentation from the Chair of 11th & Bark, Commissioner Barnett moved to pass the resolution and Commissioner Dottie Wade Love seconded the motion. The motion was then passed unanimously.

We are so grateful to Commisioner Barnett for supporting both the park and 11th & Bark. And we are pleased that the first resolution he passed as a Commissioner was related to our park.

We are now one step closer to becoming an offical District Dog Park.