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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
Monday, May 5, 2025
CANCELLED: Pitch In to Pick Up
at 1370 Westchester Avenue (in Concrete Plant Park), Bronx
10:00 a.m.–12:30 p.m.
Help steward the Bronx River! We will be cleaning up litter to prevent it from entering the Bronx River. Your efforts not only protect wildlife & the rest of the Bronx River ecosystem, but they also help us identify the sources of trash so we can stop the pollution where it starts!
We will provide gloves and tools for collecting the trash!
Free!
It's My Park at Stuyvesant Square
at Stuyvesant Square, Manhattan
10:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m.
Volunteer with Stuyvesant Park Gardeners to perform a general clean-up and beautification of the park.
Free!
Volunteer Workday: Tree of Life Organic Garden
at Liberty Learning Garden, Queens
12:00 p.m.–4:00 p.m.
Join Tree of Life Organic Garden and NYC Parks GreenThumb for a hands-on volunteer workday! Volunteers will help build raised beds, remove weeds, and move soil and mulch.
Free!
NYC Urban Forest Plan Bronx Community Kick-off
at Hostos Community College, Bronx
5:30 p.m.–8:00 p.m.
New York City is developing its first Urban Forest Plan and we want your ideas, experiences, and recommendations to inform the plan.
Free!
Event
Tuesday, May 6, 2025
It's My Park at Ralph Bunche Park
at Ralph Bunche Park, Manhattan
11:00 a.m.–1:00 p.m.
Volunteer with Friends of Ralph Bunche Park to perform a general clean-up and beautification of the park.
Free!
Wednesday, May 7, 2025
Team RIVER Volunteers
at 10 Central Road (in 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!
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!
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!
Thursday, May 8, 2025
Trail Work Thursdays
at VCPA Garden & Compost Site (in Van Cortlandt Park), Bronx
9:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m.
Be a part of the community effort to maintain the trails in Van Cortlandt Park.
Free!
It's My Park at Hunter's Point South Park
at Hunter's Point South Park, Queens
10:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m.
Volunteer with Hunters Point Parks Conservancy to beautify Hunter's Point South Park.
Free!
It's My Park at Bushwick Inlet Park
at Bushwick Inlet Park, Brooklyn
7:00 p.m.–5:00 p.m.
Volunteer with North Brooklyn Parks Alliance to beautify at Bushwick Inlet Park.
Free!
Friday, May 9, 2025
Pelham Bay Park Forest Restoration
at Pelham Bay Nature Center (in Pelham Bay Park), Bronx
9:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m.
Volunteers will contribute to ongoing restoration work and learn the importance of species diversity to ecosystem health.
Free!
05/09 Greenbelt Native Plant Center Seed Increase Program Field Work
at Greenbelt Native Plant Center, Staten Island
10:00 a.m.–1:00 p.m.
Join the Greenbelt Native Plant Center’s Seed Increase Program (SIP) to help maintain the production plots in our Staten Island farm fields.
Free!
5/9 Restoration Fridays at Forest Park
at Strack Pond (in Forest Park), Queens
10:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m.
Join NYC Parks and The Forest Park Trust for Restoration Fridays this spring!
Free!
Bush Terminal Park Wetland Cleanup with The Billion Oyster Project
at Bush Terminal Park, Brooklyn
10:00 a.m.–1:00 p.m.
Volunteer with the Stewardship Team and the Billion Oyster Project to protect wetland areas in Bush Terminal Park! Volunteers will help us remove debris and...
Free!
It's My Park at Peter Detmold Park
at Peter Detmold Park, Manhattan
11:00 a.m.–1:00 p.m.
Volunteer with Turtle Bay Association to perform a clean-up and remove overgrowth in planted areas at Peter Detmold Park.
Free!
Saturday, May 10, 2025
It's My Park at Andrews Grove
at LIC Community Gardens, Inc., Queens
9:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m.
Volunteer with Hunters Point Parks Conservancy to beautify Andrews Grove.
Free!
It's My Park at Lawrence Triangle
at Lawrence Triangle, Queens
9:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m.
Volunteer with Green Earth Urban Gardens to beautify The Olde Towne of Flushing Burial Ground.
Free!
Inwood Hill Park Forest Restoration
at Isham Street and Seaman Avenue (in Inwood Hill Park), Manhattan
10:00 a.m.–1:00 p.m.
Volunteers will contribute to ongoing restoration work and learn the importance of species diversity to ecosystem health.
Free!
It's My Park at Catharine Turner Richardson Park
at Catharine Turner Richardson Park, Queens
10:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m.
Volunteer with Douglaston Garden Club to clean up, mulch, rake, and plant at Catharine Turner Richardson Park.
Free!
It's My Park at Graniteville Quarry Park
at Graniteville Quarry Park, Staten Island
10:00 a.m.–1:00 p.m.
Volunteer with Friends of Graniteville Quarry to clear and maintain the paths at Graniteville Quarry Park.
Free!
It's My Park at Henry Hudson Park
at Henry Hudson Park, Bronx
10:00 a.m.–1:00 p.m.
Volunteer with the Friends of Spuyten Duyvil to clean, rake, weed, compost, and mulch in Henry Hudson Park as we care for native plants & pollinator habitat.
Free!
It's My Park at Leif Ericson Park
at Leif Ericson Park, Brooklyn
10:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m.
Volunteer with Parent-Child Relationship Association to beautify Leif Ericson Park.
Free!
It's My Park at Hallets Cove Playground
at Hallets Cove Playground (area A) (in Hallets Cove Playground), Queens
11:00 a.m.–12:30 p.m.
Volunteer with Hallets Playground Alliance to beautify Hallets Cove Playground.
Free!
It's My Park at Livonia Park
at Livonia Park, Brooklyn
11:00 a.m.–1:00 p.m.
Volunteer with Friends of Livonia Park to beautify at Livonia Park.
Free!
A Community Composting Event
at Frank White Memorial Garden (in ), Manhattan
12:00 p.m.–4:00 p.m.
Highlighted by a special monthly theme, every 2nd Saturday of the month from 12:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m., come learn how to process organic material in a thermophilic composting system.
Free!
Sunday, May 11, 2025
It's My Park at Ewen Park
at Ewen Park Dog Run (in Ewen Park), Bronx
9:30 a.m.–12:00 p.m.
Volunteer with Stewards of Ewen Park to plant native plants and also do a general cleanup at Ewen Park.
Free!
It's My Park at Asser Levy Park
at Asser Levy Park Play Area (in Asser Levy Park), Brooklyn
10:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m.
Volunteer with Friends of Asser Levy Park to help beautify and maintain a new butterfly garden at Asser Levy.
Free!
It's My Park at Bushwick Inlet Park
at Bushwick Inlet Park, Brooklyn
10:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m.
Volunteer with North Brooklyn Parks Alliance to beautify at Bushwick Inlet Park.
Free!
It's My Park at Neptune Avenue Greenstreet
at Luna Park Housing Complex, Brooklyn
10:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m.
Volunteer with Friends of Asser Levy Park to help plant and maintain a new butterfly garden at the Neptune Avenue Greenstreet.
Free!
It's My Park at Sunset Park
at Sunset Park Recreation Center (in Sunset Park), Brooklyn
10:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m.
Volunteer with Parent-Child Relationship Association to beautify Sunset Park.
Free!
Mother Earth Cleanup and Nature Exploration
at Beach 54th and Almeda Avenue (in Rockaway Community Park), Queens
10:00 a.m.–11:30 a.m.
Celebrate Mother's Day and honor Mother Earth by collecting the trash washing up on the shores of Jamaica Bay as you learn about the park’s ecosystem and natural world.
Free!
Urban Farm Volunteers
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!
Urban Farm Volunteers
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!
Tuesday, May 13, 2025
It's My Park at Asser Levy Playground
at Asser Levy Playground
9:00 a.m.–11:00 a.m.
Volunteer with Friends of Asser Levy Playground to perform a general clean-up and beautification of the park with pruning, weeding and raking.
Free!
It's My Park at Ralph Bunche Park
at Ralph Bunche Park, Manhattan
11:00 a.m.–1:00 p.m.
Volunteer with Friends of Ralph Bunche Park to perform a general clean-up and beautification of the park with pruning and mulching if materials are available.
Free!
Wednesday, May 14, 2025
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!
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!
Team RIVER Volunteers
at 10 Central Road (in 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!
Crotona Park Work Together Wednesday
at Crotona Tennis House (in Crotona Park), Bronx
10:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m.
Help the Crotona Park Gardener to remove weeds, litter and trash from the park entrance gardens and planted areas. Bring a water bottle and wear comfortable clothing. Meet at the Crotona Park Tennis House located at 1700 Crotona Avenue
Free!
Thursday, May 15, 2025
Trail Work Thursdays
at VCPA Garden & Compost Site (in Van Cortlandt Park), Bronx
9:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m.
Be a part of the community effort to maintain the trails in Van Cortlandt Park.
Free!
Horseshoe Crab Walk and Coastal Cleanup in the Rockaways
at Park entrance at the end of Amstel Blvd. (in Vernam Barbadoes Peninsula), Queens
10:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m.
Volunteer with the Stewardship Team! This cleanup coincides with the full moon high tide, which marks the beginning of the annual horseshoe crab spawning season in Jamaica Bay.
Free!
Event
It's My Park at Hunter's Point South Park
at Hunter's Point South Park, Queens
10:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m.
Volunteer with Hunters Point Parks Conservancy to beautify Hunter's Point South Park.
Free!
NYC Urban Forest Plan Manhattan Community Kick-off
at Thomas Jefferson Recreation Center (in Thomas Jefferson Recreation Center), Manhattan
5:30 p.m.–8:00 p.m.
New York City is developing its first Urban Forest Plan and we want your ideas, experiences, and recommendations to inform the plan.
Free!
Event
It's My Park at Bushwick Inlet Park
at Bushwick Inlet Park, Brooklyn
7:00 p.m.–5:00 p.m.
Volunteer with North Brooklyn Parks Alliance to beautify at Bushwick Inlet Park.
Free!
Friday, May 16, 2025
5/16 Restoration Fridays at Highland Park
at Vermont Place Parking Lot (in Highland Park), Queens
10:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m.
Join NYC Parks and The Forest Park Trust for Restoration Fridays this spring!
Free!
Saturday, May 17, 2025
It's My Park at 136th Street Trees
at W 136th and Broadway (in Montefiore Square), Manhattan
8:00 a.m.–1:00 p.m.
Volunteer with 136th St. Green Initiative & Community Enhancement Association for a cleanup, planting, and mulching event!
Free!
05/17 Astoria Street Tree Care
at RIOULT Dance Center, Queens
9:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m.
Come work with NYC Parks Stewardship to care for local street trees!
Free!
It's My Park at 132 St Block Association Park
at 108 West 132nd Street, Manhattan
9:00 a.m.–1:00 p.m.
Volunteer with West 132nd Street Community Garden to beautify 132 St Block Association Park.
Free!
It's My Park at City Hall Park
at City Hall Park, Manhattan
9:00 a.m.–11:00 a.m.
Volunteer with City Hall Park Conservancy to clean up the planting boxes, spread mulch, and plant some native plants in the Pollinator Corner at City Hall Park.
Free!
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