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Do you want to give back to your parks? NYC Parks and our hundreds of partners hold organized events throughout the year asking New Yorkers to pitch in and paint, clean, rake, and generally take care of our city's great and vast park system. Groups and individuals are welcome at volunteer events across the city.
Looking for more volunteer opportunities? Reach out to one of our many partner organizations, or visit Partnerships for Parks, a public-private partnership between NYC Parks and City Parks Foundation that manages our network of volunteers.
Volunteer Events
Sunday, August 7, 2022
It's My Park at Skyline Playground
at Skyline Playground Garden (in Skyline Playground), Staten Island
9:00 a.m.–1:00 p.m.
Volunteer with HEALTH for Youths to help maintain the community garden at Skyline Playground.
Free!
Volunteer on the Urban Farm!
at Urban Farm (in Randall's Island Park), Manhattan
10:00 a.m.–1:00 p.m.
Volunteer with our team to manage our one-acre Urban Farm.
Free!
Blue Wave - Buckets for Blue: Volunteer Cleanup
at Conference House Park Visitor Center (in Conference House Park), Staten Island 
10:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m.
Give some TLC to the Park's largest natural resource, Raritan Bay. Grab a bucket and do a cleanup
Free!
Kids
Hike and Pick: Yellow Trail
at Yellow Trail Head (in Forest Park), Queens
10:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m.
Come experience the beauty of Forest Park while keeping it clean for the community.
Free!
Project WASTE Cleanup at Muskrat Cove
at Muskrat Cove, Bronx
10:30 a.m.–12:00 p.m.
Are you interested in stewardship or community science? Throw on a pair of waders and help us remove floating waste from the river as well as count and categorize each piece so that we can investigate the sources of pollution to the river.
Free!
Backpack & School Supply Drive
at Old Stone House (in J.J. Byrne Playground), Brooklyn
12:00 p.m.–4:00 p.m.
We hope to serve Imani House and Camp Friendship by collecting 500 backpacks with school supplies for families in need. Can you help?
Free!
Monday, August 8, 2022
Pitch In to Pick Up
at Bronx River House (in Starlight Park), Bronx
9:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m.
Volunteer with the Bronx River Alliance every Monday at Starlight Park and help clean up the park and steward the Bronx River!
Free!
Wednesday, August 10, 2022
It's My Park at Brower Park
at Brower Park Spray Shower (in Brower Park), Brooklyn
10:30 a.m.–12:30 p.m.
Volunteer with Friends of Brower Park to beautify Brower Park.
Free!
Thursday, August 11, 2022
Natural Areas Volunteers
at Randall's Island Park, Manhattan
9:30 a.m.–12:00 p.m.
Join us for some fun on Randall’s Island! Volunteer with our Natural Areas Team to learn more about our restoration efforts while working to maintain and sustain our ecosystems and shorelines.
Free!
Gardening Thursday at Starlight Park
at Bronx River House (in Starlight Park), Bronx
10:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m.
Join the Bronx River Alliance every Thursday for stewardship activities such as path maintenance/cleaning, or light weeding at different parks along the Bronx River!
Free!
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