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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
Wednesday, February 11, 2026
February Foodway Team Meeting
at Virtual/Online Events
5:30 p.m.–6:30 p.m.
Foodway Team Meeting February 2026.
Free!
Thursday, February 12, 2026
Exhibition: Think Global. Act Local.
at Visitor Center - Satterlee Street and Hylan Boulevard (in Conference House Park), Staten Island 
10:00 a.m.–4:00 p.m.
Multi artist exhibit of works highlighting endangered local and global species
Free!
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!
Friday, February 13, 2026
Ecology Park Tour and Wetlands Restoration
at Ecology Park, Bergen Avenue between Avenue T & Cove Lane
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. The event will include a tour of the park.
Free!
Exhibition: Think Global. Act Local.
at Visitor Center - Satterlee Street and Hylan Boulevard (in Conference House Park), Staten Island
10:00 a.m.–4:00 p.m.
Multi artist exhibit of works highlighting endangered local and global species
Free!
Forest Friday: Winter Woods Restoration in Van Cortlandt Park
at Van Cortlandt Golf House (in Van Cortlandt Park), Bronx
10:00 a.m.–1:00 p.m.
Winter is the most critical time to save the forest floor! Join us to remove invasive Bush Honeysuckle, Multiflora Rose, and other invasive shrubs while the native plants are dormant.
Free!
Kissena Park Forest Restoration
at Kissena Park, Queens
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!
Turtle Bay Street Tree Care with Super Stewards
at 49th Street & 3rd Avenue (in Bryant Park), Manhattan
10:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m.
Come work with NYC Parks Stewardship and your friendly neighborhood Super Stewards to care for local street trees!
Free!
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!
Saturday, February 14, 2026
It's My Park at Northerleigh Park
at North Avenue and Lockwood Place Entrance (in Northerleigh Park), Staten Island
9:00 a.m.–1:00 p.m.
Volunteer with Westerleigh Parks Coalition to cleanup Northerleigh Park.
Free!
GCC: For the Love of Trails
at Greenbelt Nature Center (in Blood Root Valley), Staten Island
10:00 a.m.–1:00 p.m.
Show your love of trails with the Greenbelt Conservation Corps this Valentine’s Day.
Free!
Inwood Hill Park Forest Restoration
at Inwood Hill Park, Manhattan
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!
It's My Park at Henry Hudson Park
at Henry Hudson Park, Bronx
10:00 a.m.–11:30 a.m.
Join the Friends of Spuyten Duyvil for cold weather tasks, such as clearing leaves and ice from paths, composting, repairing fences, and pulling winter weeds.
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 do stewardship at Leif Ericson Park.
Free!
Seton Falls Forest Restoration
at Seton Falls Park, Bronx
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!
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!
Winter Composting with Big Reuse
at Urban Farm (in Randall's Island Park), Manhattan
10:00 a.m.–1:00 p.m.
Join the NYC Compost Project with Big Reuse as we manage the 5-bin compost system at Randall’s Island Urban Farm!
Free!
Sunday, February 15, 2026
It's My Park at Cottages Hill New Brighton Park
at Skyline Playground Garden (in Cottages Hill New Brighton Park), Staten Island
9:00 a.m.–11:00 a.m.
Volunteer with HEALTH for Youths to help maintain the community garden at Cottages Hill New Brighton Park and do a general clean-up around the park.
Free!
It's My Park at McKinley Park
at McKinley Park, Brooklyn
10:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m.
Volunteer with Parent-Child Relationship Association to do stewardship at McKinley Park.
Free!
It's My Park at Sunset Park
at Sunset Park Recreation Center (in Sunset Park Recreation Center), Brooklyn
10:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m.
Volunteer with Parent-Child Relationship Association to do stewardship at Sunset Park.
Free!
Monday, February 16, 2026
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!
Volunteer Workday: Citizens for a Better Community Garden
at Citizens for a Better Community Garden, Brooklyn
11:00 a.m.–2:00 p.m.
Join us for a hands-on volunteer day to help prepare the garden for the upcoming season.
Free!
Event
Tuesday, February 17, 2026
Exhibition: Think Global. Act Local.
at Visitor Center - Satterlee Street and Hylan Boulevard (in Conference House Park), Staten Island
10:00 a.m.–4:00 p.m.
Multi artist exhibit of works highlighting endangered local and global species
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 do Stewardship at Sunset Park.
Free!
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!
Wednesday, February 18, 2026
Exhibition: Think Global. Act Local.
at Visitor Center - Satterlee Street and Hylan Boulevard (in Conference House Park), Staten Island
10:00 a.m.–4:00 p.m.
Multi artist exhibit of works highlighting endangered local and global species
Free!
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!
Thursday, February 19, 2026
Exhibition: Think Global. Act Local.
at Visitor Center - Satterlee Street and Hylan Boulevard (in Conference House Park), Staten Island
10:00 a.m.–4:00 p.m.
Multi artist exhibit of works highlighting endangered local and global species
Free!
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!
Friday, February 20, 2026
Exhibition: Think Global. Act Local.
at Visitor Center - Satterlee Street and Hylan Boulevard (in Conference House Park), Staten Island
10:00 a.m.–4:00 p.m.
Multi artist exhibit of works highlighting endangered local and global species
Free!
Forest Friday: Winter Woods Restoration in Van Cortlandt Park
at Van Cortlandt Golf House (in Van Cortlandt Park), Bronx
10:00 a.m.–1:00 p.m.
Winter is the most critical time to save the forest floor! Join us to remove invasive Bush Honeysuckle, Multiflora Rose, and other invasive shrubs while the native plants are dormant.
Free!
It's My Park at Ewen Park
at Ewen Park Dog Run (in Ewen Park), Bronx
10:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m.
Volunteer with Stewards of Ewen Park for some winter work, which includes trash pickup and preparing forested areas for spring planting by processing compost, spreading mulch, and clearing branches at Ewen Park.
Free!
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!
Seed Sowing and Prep
at Greenbelt Nature Center (in Blood Root Valley), Staten Island
12:00 p.m.–2:00 p.m.
Come for hands-on learning about the seed Germination process and help us prepare future native pollinator plants.
Free!
Saturday, February 21, 2026
It's My Park at Northerleigh Park
at North Avenue and Lockwood Place Entrance (in Northerleigh Park), Staten Island
9:00 a.m.–1:00 p.m.
Volunteer with Westerleigh Parks Coalition to cleanup Northerleigh Park.
Free!
Alley Pond Park Forest Restoration
at Alley Pond (in Alley Pond Park), Queens
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!
Bushwick Street Tree Care with Super Stewards
at 1372 Greene Ave (in Maria Hernandez Park), Brooklyn
10:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m.
Come work with NYC Parks Stewardship and your friendly neighborhood Super Steward to care for local street trees! Volunteers will learn how to aerate, cultivate, mulch, and identify street trees.
Free!
Cunningham Park Forest Restoration
at Cunningham Park, Queens
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!
It's My Park at Henry Hudson Park
at Henry Hudson Park, Bronx
10:00 a.m.–11:30 a.m.
Join the Friends of Spuyten Duyvil for cold weather tasks, such as clearing leaves and ice from paths, composting, repairing fences, and pulling winter weeds.
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 do stewardship at Leif Ericson Park.
Free!
It's My Park at Richmond Terrace Park
at Richmond Terrace Park, Staten Island
10:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m.
Volunteer with Natural Resources Protective Association to clean up and removes debris at Richmond Terrace Park.
Free!
Pelham Bay Park Super Steward: Pathkeeper Training
at Middletown Road and Stadium Avenue (in Pelham Bay Park), Bronx
10:00 a.m.–1:00 p.m.
Join us for a Super Steward: Pathkeeper training at Pelham Bay Park.
Free!
South Bronx Street Tree Care with Super Stewards
at Citibike Station (in Macombs Dam Park), Bronx
10:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m.
Come work with NYC Parks Stewardship and your friendly neighborhood Super Steward to care for local street trees! Volunteers will learn how to aerate, cultivate, mulch, and identify street trees.
Free!
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!
Winter Composting with Big Reuse
at Urban Farm (in Randall's Island Park), Manhattan
10:00 a.m.–1:00 p.m.
Join the NYC Compost Project with Big Reuse as we manage the 5-bin compost system at Randall’s Island Urban Farm!
Free!
Volunteer Workday: Fantasy Garden
at Fantasy Garden
11:00 a.m.–3:00 p.m.
Join Fantasy Community gardeners and GreenThumb Staff for a day of volunteer service at this vital public green space.
Free!
Sunday, February 22, 2026
It's My Park at McKinley Park
at McKinley Park, Brooklyn
10:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m.
Volunteer with Parent-Child Relationship Association to do stewardship at McKinley Park.
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 do stewardship at Sunset Park.
Free!
Monday, February 23, 2026
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!
Tuesday, February 24, 2026
Exhibition: Think Global. Act Local.
at Visitor Center - Satterlee Street and Hylan Boulevard (in Conference House Park), Staten Island
10:00 a.m.–4:00 p.m.
Multi artist exhibit of works highlighting endangered local and global species
Free!
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