Volunteer

Stewardship Mornings at the Foodway

at Concrete Plant Park, Bronx

10:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m.
Lend a hand in tasks including laying mulch on paths, weeding garden beds, and planting native plants in Concrete Plant Park.
Free!

Wetland Wednesdays

at Van Cortlandt Golf House (in Van Cortlandt Park), Bronx 

9:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m.
Join Van Cortlandt Park Alliance for Wetland Wednesdays — a year-round opportunity to participate in hands-on conservation in one of NYC’s most dynamic and vital ecosystems.
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!

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!

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!

05/22 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!

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!

Urban Forest Tree Bed Revitalization

at Dag Hammarskjold Plaza, Manhattan 

3:00 p.m.–5:00 p.m.
Get your hands dirty with us as we embark on an exciting citywide experiment to revitalize our tree beds.
Free!

Forest Fridays

at VCPA Garden & Compost Site (in Van Cortlandt Park), Bronx

9:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m.
Help protect and restore the forests of Van Cortlandt Park — one of NYC’s most ecologically significant green spaces.
Free!

It's My Park at Fraser Square

at Fraser Square, Brooklyn

9:00 a.m.–11:00 a.m.
Volunteer with Friends of Fraser Square to maintain the newly planted pollinator garden in Fraser Square.
Free!

05/23 Greenbelt Native Plant Center Tour and Gardening

at Greenbelt Native Plant Center, Staten Island

10:00 a.m.–1:00 p.m.
Join the Greenbelt Native Plant Center staff for a tour of the facility and a day of plant care and grounds maintenance.
Free!

5/23 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!

Meadow Stewardship Days at Concrete Plant Park

at Concrete Plant Park, Bronx

10:00 a.m.–3:00 p.m.
Volunteer to help restore a coastal meadow at Concrete Plant Park! Work alongside Bronx River Alliance and NYC Parks staff as they remove invasive plants and establish native pollinator plants. Register below to attend. For questions or concerns, contact Nathan at 718-542-4124 or by emailing Nathan.Hunter@parks.nyc.gov. This project is funded by Long Island Sound Community Impact Fund, Restore America’s Estuaries, and the Long Island Sound Study.
Free!

It's My Park at Bowne Playground

at Bowne Playground park house (in Bowne Playground), 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!

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!

Crotona Park Stewardship Saturday

at Crotona Tennis House (in Crotona Park), Bronx 

10:00 a.m.–1:00 p.m.
Join staff to clear leaves and debris from around Indian Lake, remove trash from our large park zones and help to keep Crotona Park looking great!
Free!

It's My Park at Nostrand Playground

at Nostrand Playground, Brooklyn 

10:00 a.m.–1:00 p.m.
Volunteer with Central x South East Brooklyn CDC to maintain the pollinator garden at Nostrand Playground.
Free!

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 beautify Owl's Head Park.
Free!

Volunteer Workday: Family Community Garden (Brooklyn)

at Family Community Garden Brooklyn, Brooklyn

10:00 a.m.–1:00 p.m.
Join Family Community Garden and NYC Parks GreenTHumb for a hands-on volunteer project planting a vast, native pollinator garden!
Free!

It's My Park at Sitting Area

12:30 p.m.–4:30 p.m.
Volunteer with Friends of Triboro G to beautify the Astoria Park Sitting Area.
Free!

05/25 Greenbelt Native Plant Center Gardening

at Greenbelt Native Plant Center, Staten Island

10:00 a.m.–1:00 p.m.
Volunteer with the Greenbelt Native Plant Center staff to help care for the diverse group of native plants we grow to be planted in parks and restoration projects throughout the city.
Free!

CANCELLED: 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!

It's My Park at Msgr. McGolrick Park

at Central Pavilion (in Msgr. McGolrick Park), Brooklyn 

10:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m.
Volunteer with North Brooklyn Parks Alliance to beautify at Msgr. McGolrick Park.
Free!

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 beautify Owl's Head Park.
Free!

It's My Park at WNYC Transmitter Park

at WNYC Transmitter Park, Brooklyn

10:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m.
Volunteer with Friends of Transmitter Park to beautify at WNYC Transmitter Park.
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!

05/26 Greenbelt Native Plant Center Gardening

at Greenbelt Native Plant Center, Staten Island

10:00 a.m.–1:00 p.m.
Volunteer with the Greenbelt Native Plant Center staff to help care for the diverse group of native plants we grow for parks and restoration projects throughout the city.
Free!

After Holiday Weekend Clean Up

at Van Cortlandt Golf House (in Van Cortlandt Park), Bronx 

9:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m.
Join the Van Cortlandt Park staff in cleaning up the Park after holiday weekends.
Free!

Pitch In to Pick Up Starlight Park

at Starlight Park, Bronx

10:00 a.m.–12:30 p.m.
Volunteer with us for this special Tuesday cleanup on May 27th, from 10am-12:30pm at Starlight Park (1490 Sheridan Blvd, Bronx, NY 10459) & help steward 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!

Stewardship Mornings at the Foodway

at Concrete Plant Park, Bronx

10:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m.
Lend a hand in tasks including laying mulch on paths, weeding garden beds, and planting native plants in Concrete Plant Park.
Free!

Tune Up Tuesdays

at VCPA Garden & Compost Site (in Van Cortlandt Park), Bronx

10:00 a.m.–1:00 p.m.
Volunteers will help care for our garden, maintain compost bins, weed, water, and harvest produce. No gardening experience needed – just show up in clothing you will be comfortable getting dirty in!
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 do some weeding, cleaning, and pruning at Ralph Bunche Park.
Free!

Wetland Wednesdays

at Van Cortlandt Golf House (in Van Cortlandt Park), Bronx 

9:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m.
Join Van Cortlandt Park Alliance for Wetland Wednesdays — a year-round opportunity to participate in hands-on conservation in one of NYC’s most dynamic and vital ecosystems.
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!

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!

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 new moon high tide, which is an ideal time to witness the annual horseshoe crab spawning season in Jamaica Bay.
Free!

Tree Planting in the Bronx River Forest

at Bronx River Forest at Burke Bridge (in Bronx Park), Bronx

9:30 a.m.–12:00 p.m.
Tree planting Bronx River Forest
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!

05/30 Sunset Park Street Care

at Brizzi Playground, Brooklyn

9:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m.
Come work with NYC Parks Stewardship to care for local street trees!
Free!

Forest Fridays

at VCPA Garden & Compost Site (in Van Cortlandt Park), Bronx

9:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m.
Help protect and restore the forests of Van Cortlandt Park — one of NYC’s most ecologically significant green spaces.
Free!

It's My Park at Fraser Square

at Fraser Square, Brooklyn

9:00 a.m.–11:00 a.m.
Volunteer with Friends of Fraser Square to maintain the newly planted pollinator garden in Fraser Square.
Free!

Kissena Park Forest Restoration

at Kissena Velodrome Parking Lot (in Kissena Park), Queens

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!

5/30 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!

05/31 North Shore Street Tree Care

at Broad Street and Tompkins Avenue (in Rev. Dr. Maggie Howard Playground), Staten Island

9:00 a.m.–11:00 a.m.
Join NYC Parks Stewardship and HEALTH for Youths as we care for local street trees!
Free!

It's My Park at Kaiser Park

at Kaiser Park, Brooklyn

9:00 a.m.–2:00 p.m.
Volunteer with Owl's Head Park Volunteers to beautify Owl's Head Park.
Free!