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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
Tuesday, February 24, 2026
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!
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 25, 2026
It's My Park at Asser Levy Playground
at Asser Levy Playground, Manhattan
9:00 a.m.–11:00 a.m.
Volunteer with Friends of Asser Levy Playground for a general cleanup at Asser Levy Playground.
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!
Floyd Bennet Field Beach Grass Harvesting
at Floyd Bennett Field Gardening
10:00 a.m.–1:00 p.m.
Join the NYC Parks Stewardship team and staff at the Greenbelt Native Plant Center while we harvest beach grass for the upcoming spring season!
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 26, 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 27, 2026
Canarsie Park Forest Restoration
at Canarsie Park, Brooklyn
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!
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!
Floyd Bennet Field Beach Grass Harvesting
at Floyd Bennett Field Gardening
10:00 a.m.–1:00 p.m.
Join the NYC Parks Stewardship team and staff at the Greenbelt Native Plant Center while we harvest beach grass for the upcoming spring season!
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!
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 28, 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!
Conference House Park Forest Restoration
at Conference House 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!
Greenpoint Street Tree Care with Super Stewards
at Russell Street & Driggs Ave (in Msgr. McGolrick Park), Brooklyn
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!
It's My Park at Andrew Haswell Green Park
at Andrew Haswell Green Park, Manhattan
10:00 a.m.–1:00 p.m.
Volunteer with Green Park Gardeners for a general cleanup at Andrew Haswell Green Park.
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 Msgr. McGolrick Park
at Monsignor McGolrick Park (in Msgr. McGolrick Park), Brooklyn
10:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m.
Volunteer with Friends of McGolrick Park to beautify at Msgr. McGolrick Park.
Free!
Kissena Corridor Park Debris Removal
at Kissena Park, Queens
10:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m.
Volunteers will help us remove the debris from the park creating a healthier ecosystem.
Free!
Marine Park Super Steward: Pathkeeper Training
at Seba Playground (in Marine Park), Brooklyn
10:00 a.m.–1:00 p.m.
Join us for a Super Steward: Pathkeeper training at Marine 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!
West Harlem Street Tree Care with Super Stewards
at W151st & Broadway
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!
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: Sparrow's Nest Community Garden
at Sparrow's Nest Community Garden, Queens
11:00 a.m.–2:00 p.m.
Join Sparrow's Nest Community Garden and NYC Parks GreenThumb for a hands-on workday to reorganize the greenhouse, rebuild raised beds, and start seeds!
Free!
It's My Park at Adam Clayton Powell Jr. Malls
at Adam Clayton Powell Malls - 135th Street (in Adam Clayton Powell Jr. Malls), Manhattan
12:00 p.m.–2:00 p.m.
Volunteer with West 137th Street Block Association for Adam Clayton Powell Jr. Boulevard to remove litter and beautify the area at West 137th Street and Adam Clayton Powell Jr. Malls.
Free!
Sunday, March 1, 2026
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 McKinley Park
at McKinley Park, Brooklyn
10:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m.
Volunteer with Parent-Child Relationship Association to beautify McKinley Park.
Free!
It's My Park at Stuyvesant Square
at Stuyvesant Square - east fountain (in Stuyvesant Square), Manhattan
10:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m.
Volunteer with the Stuyvesant Park Gardeners for a general cleanup/mulching at Stuyvesant Square.
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!
Tuesday, March 3, 2026
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!
Saturday, March 7, 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!
It's My Park at Bensonhurst Park
at Bensonhurst Park, Brooklyn
10:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m.
Volunteer with Pineapple Ride to beautify Bensonhurst Park.
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!
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!
It's My Park at Cherry Tree Park
at Cherry Tree Park Playground (in Cherry Tree Park), Manhattan
12:00 p.m.–2:00 p.m.
Volunteer with Kids Lives Matter Too to prepare the metal fences for painting in the later spring at Cherry Tree Park.
Free!
It's My Park at Ewen Park
at Ewen Park Dog Run (in Ewen Park), Bronx
1:00 p.m.–3:00 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!
Sunday, March 8, 2026
It's My Park at Forest Park
at Wallenburg Square (in Forest Park), Queens
9:30 a.m.–11:00 a.m.
Volunteer with Kew Kids Forest School to steward Forest 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), Brooklyn
10:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m.
Volunteer with Parent-Child Relationship Association to do stewardship at Sunset Park.
Free!
Tuesday, March 10, 2026
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!
Wednesday, March 11, 2026
March Foodway Team Meeting
at Virtual/Online Events
5:30 p.m.–6:30 p.m.
Bronx River Alliance Foodway March Meeting.
Free!
Friday, March 13, 2026
3/13 Restoration Fridays at Highland Park
at Vermont Place Parking Lot (in Highland Park), Queens
10:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m.
Join us for Restoration Fridays this spring to engage in hands-on forest restoration work, including invasive species removal, trail restoration, and possible planting in our park.
Free!
Saturday, March 14, 2026
3/14 Spring Clean Up at Forest Park
at Jackson Pond Playground (in Forest Park), Queens
10:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m.
Join NYC Parks and The Forest Park Trust for a Forest Park Spring Clean Up in our park!
Free!
It's My Park at Bensonhurst Park
at Bensonhurst Park, Brooklyn
10:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m.
Volunteer with Pineapple Ride to beautify Bensonhurst Park.
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!
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!
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