Volunteer

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If you want to do something special in the city, NYC Parks can match you with the right volunteer opportunity for you! Fulfill a service day by spending time outdoors and making new friends. From a neighborhood park to New York City's wildest natural areas, we work with hundreds of park partner groups across the city to find meaningful opportunities to give back to your park.

Looking for more volunteer opportunities? Check out our Let's Green NYC page! We'll match you with a volunteer group that you'll love, and find the group that's right for you!

Volunteer Events

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from August 23, 2026 to December 26, 2026

Saturday, September 26, 2026

Sep26

It's My Park at Owl's Head Park

at Owl's Head Park House (in Owl's Head Park), Brooklyn

10:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m.
Volunteer with Owl's Head Park Volunteers to plant bulbs, spread mulch, and remove weeds in various gardens throughout the park.
Free!

Sep26

It's My Park at Walter Gladwin Park

at Walter Gladwin Park, Bronx

10:00 a.m.–1:00 p.m.
Volunteer with Mary Mitchell Family and Youth Center to do a general cleanup and leaf raking at Walter Gladwin Park.
Free!

Sep26

Jones Woods Park Forest Restoration

at Entrance – Franklin Avenue and Arnold Avenue (in Jones Woods Park), Staten Island

10:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m.
Volunteers will contribute to ongoing restoration work and learn the importance of species diversity to ecosystem health.
Free!

Sep26

Sunset Cove Wetland Cleanup

at Sunset Cove, Queens

10:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m.
Volunteer with the Stewardship team to protect coastal areas in Sunset Cove Park! Volunteers will help us remove debris from the park, creating a healthier ecosystem.
Free!

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Sep26

Volunteer Workday: The Healing Garden

at The Healing Garden

10:00 a.m.–2:00 p.m.
Celebrate Climate Week NYC 2026 with The Healing Garden and NYC Parks GreenThumb by helping with weeding, spreading wood chips, and building raised beds! Beginners are welcome.
Free!

Sep26

Volunteering at Conference House Park - The Blue Wave

at Conference House Museum (in Conference House Park), Staten Island

10:00 a.m.–2:00 p.m.
Join NYC Parks and the Conference House Park Conservancy for our ongoing, self-directed, beach and park clean-up initiative!
Free!

Sep26

Community Work Day

at Wyckoff Farmhouse Museum (in Fidler-Wyckoff House Park), Brooklyn

11:00 a.m.–1:00 p.m.
Get your hands dirty with fun farm projects!
Free!

Sep26

Coastal Exploration and Clean Up

at Hylan Boulevard and Edgewater Street (in Alice Austen Park), Staten Island

1:00 p.m.–2:30 p.m.
Join the Urban Park Rangers to learn about the ecological importance of New York Harbor to humans and wildlife. give back to the planet with a shoreline trash clean-up.
Free!

Sunday, September 27, 2026

Sep27

It's My Park at Marine Park

at Marine Park, Brooklyn

9:30 a.m.–11:30 a.m.
Volunteer with Marine Park Alliance to beautify Marine Park.
Free!

Sep27

Urban Farm Volunteers

at Urban Farm (in Randall's Island Park), Manhattan

10:00 a.m.–1:00 p.m.
Whether you are new to our farm or have been a tried-and-true volunteer, join us! You can help us take care of this important educational resource.
Free!

Sep27

It's My Park at Rainbow Playground

at Rainbow Playground, Brooklyn

11:00 a.m.–1:00 p.m.
Volunteer with Better Brooklyn Association to beautify Rainbow Playground.
Free!

Monday, September 28, 2026

Sep28

Monday Morning Pitch In to Pick Up

at Bronx River House (in Starlight Park), Bronx

10:00 a.m.–12:30 p.m.
Volunteer with us! We will be cleaning up litter to prevent it from entering the Bronx River.
Free!

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Tuesday, September 29, 2026

Sep29

It's My Park at Ralph Bunche Park

at Ralph Bunche Park, Manhattan

10:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m.
Volunteer with Friends of Ralph Bunche Park for a clean-up, weeding, and watering at Ralph Bunche Park.
Free!

Sep29

Stewardship Morning at the Foodway

at Concrete Plant Park, Bronx

10:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m.
Stewardship Foodway Concrete Plant Park
Free!

Wednesday, September 30, 2026

Sep30

Team RIVER Volunteers

at Randall's Island Park, Manhattan

9:30 a.m.–12:30 p.m.
Volunteer with Team RIVER (Randall’s Island Volunteer Ecological Restorers) and help keep Randall’s Island Park beautiful!
Free!

Saturday, October 3, 2026

Oct 3

It's My Park at Northerleigh Park

at Neal Dow Street and North Avenue (in Northerleigh Park), Staten Island

9:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m.
Volunteer with Westerleigh Parks Coalition to do a general clean up and pick up natural debris at Northerleigh Park.
Free!

Oct 3

It's My Park at Wolfe's Pond Park

at Wolfe's Pond Park, Staten Island

9:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m.
Join NYCMTB on the First Saturday of each month to help, build, ride, and maintain the trails at Wolfe's Pond park in Staten Island.
Free!

Oct 3