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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, October 21, 2025
Trees Count at Haffen Park
at Haffen Park, Bronx
11:00 a.m.–1:00 p.m.
Volunteer with NYC Parks for Trees Count 2025! At each event you will receive a tote bag with all the materials needed to count trees.
Free!
Trees Count at Riverside Park
at West 108th Street and Riverside Drive (in Riverside Park), Manhattan
11:00 a.m.–1:00 p.m.
Volunteer with NYC Parks for Trees Count 2025! At each event you will receive a tote bag with all the materials needed to count trees.
Free!
Stop the Cross Bronx Expansion Community Meeting and Q&A
at Virtual/Online Events
6:30 p.m.–7:30 p.m.
Stop the Cross Bronx Expansion Community Meeting and Q&A session.
Free!
Wednesday, October 22, 2025
Wetland Wednesday: Ecological Restoration and Phragmites Removal
at Van Cortlandt Golf House (in Van Cortlandt Park), Bronx 
9:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m.
Join us to restore Van Cortlandt Park wetlands by removing invasive Phragmites. This October, we'll cut back reeds to prepare areas for native plantings.
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!
It's My Park at Brower Park
at Brower Park Butterfly Garden (in Brower Park), Brooklyn
10:00 a.m.–12:30 p.m.
Volunteer with Friends of Brower Park to beautify at Brower Park.
Free!
Thursday, October 23, 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!
Trees Count Meet Up at Rainey Park (previous training required)
at Rainey Park park house (in Rainey Park), Queens
10:00 a.m.–11:30 a.m.
Have you attended at least one 2025 Trees Count Event and want to survey more trees with fellow tree lovers?
Free!
Trees Count at Macombs Dam Park
at Jerome Avenue and 161st Street (in Macombs Dam Park), Bronx
11:00 a.m.–1:00 p.m.
Volunteer with NYC Parks for Trees Count 2025! At each event you will receive a tote bag with all the materials needed to count trees.
Free!
Friday, October 24, 2025
Forest Fridays in Van Cortlandt Park
at VCPA Garden & Compost Site (in Van Cortlandt Park), Bronx
9:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m.
Join the Van Cortlandt Park Alliance for Forest Fridays — a weekly opportunity to restore 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.–2:00 p.m.
Volunteer with Friends of Fraser Square to prep a garden area within the square for a native plant garden.
Free!
10/24 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 Forest Restoration Fridays this fall to engage in hands-on forest restoration work!
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!
Trees Count Meet Up at Harlem River Park (previous training required)
at Harlem River Park, Manhattan
1:00 p.m.–3:00 p.m.
Join us at a Trees Count Meet Up event where we will pair up and survey trees. Trees Count T-shirts will be provided (as supplies last)!
Free!
It's My Park at Russell Sage Playground
at Russell Sage Playground, Queens
4:00 p.m.–5:30 p.m.
Volunteer with Friends of Russell Sage Playground to beautify Russell Sage Playground.
Free!
Saturday, October 25, 2025
It's My Park at Bowne Playground
at Play Area (in Bowne Playground), Queens
8:30 a.m.–12:30 p.m.
Volunteer with Green Earth Urban Gardens to beautify Bowne Playground.
Free!
Idlewild Park Tree and Shrub Planting
at Idlewild Park Preserve Environmental Science Learning Center (in Idlewild Park), Queens
9:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m.
Volunteer with the Stewardship Team to plant trees in the forest of Idlewild Park! Trees provide so many benefits to New Yorkers, such as improved air and water quality, reduced pollution, and lower energy costs.
Free!
It's My Park at 132 St Block Association Park
at West 132nd Street Community Garden, Manhattan
9:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m.
Join the West 132nd St Community Garden to plant spring fire bulbs, and perhaps also plantain, shrubs and perennials, and do a general cleanup.
Free!
It's My Park at Westerleigh Park
at Westerleigh Park, Staten Island
9:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m.
Volunteer with Westerleigh Parks Coalition to rake and clean debris around Westerleigh Park.
Free!
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!
It's My Park at Brower Park
at Brower Park Butterfly Garden (in Brower Park), Brooklyn
10:00 a.m.–12:30 p.m.
Volunteer with Friends of Brower Park to beautify Brower Park.
Free!
It's My Park at Dorrance Brooks Square
at Dorrance Brooks Square, Manhattan
10:00 a.m.–1:00 p.m.
Volunteer with Dorrance Brooks Property Owners to beautify Dorrance Brooks Square.
Free!
It's My Park at Fred Samuel Playground
at Fred Samuel Playground, Manhattan
10:00 a.m.–2:00 p.m.
Volunteer with Malcolm X Blvd Beautification Group to beautify Fred Samuel Playground.
Free!
It's My Park at Montefiore Square
at Montefiore Park (in Montefiore Square), Manhattan
10:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m.
Volunteer with Montefiore Park Neighborhood Association to spruce up our park! Come help rake, mulch, plant, sweep, remove graffiti and sticker litter, and do lawn care, to make Montefiore Park look its finest!
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 Riverside Oval
at Riverside Oval Greenstreet, Manhattan
10:00 a.m.–1:00 p.m.
Volunteer with Riverside Oval Association to beautify Riverside Oval.
Free!
Volunteer Workday: Euclid 500 Community Garden
at Euclid 500 Community Garden, Brooklyn
10:00 a.m.–3:00 p.m.
Join Euclid 500 Community Garden, NYC Parks GreenThumb, and Brooklyn Botanic Garden's Brooklyn Urban Gardener's program for a hands-on volunteer day!
Free!
Trees Count at Snug Harbor Cultural Center
at Snug Harbor Cultural Center, Staten Island
10:30 a.m.–12:30 p.m.
Volunteer with NYC Parks for Trees Count 2025!
Free!
Halloween Fest
at Prison Ship Martyrs Monument (in Fort Greene Park), Brooklyn, Fort Greene Park Visitor Center (in Fort Greene Park), Brooklyn , Myrtle Avenue Lawn (in Fort Greene Park), Brooklyn
12:00 p.m.–4:00 p.m.
Get ready for what’s in store, Halloween Fest is back with more! Dress up in your best costumes and join us.
Free!
It's My Park at Alice Kornegay Triangle
at Alice Kornegay Triangle, Manhattan
12:00 p.m.–2:00 p.m.
Volunteer with Art in the Park to beautify Alice Kornegay Triangle.
Free!
It's My Park at Phil Scooter Rizzuto Park
at Phil "Scooter" Rizzuto Park, Queens
12:00 p.m.–3:00 p.m.
Join Partnerships for Parks Friends of "Smokey" Phil Rizzuto Park for an It's My Park project to celebrate Phil Rizzuto Park.
Free!
It's My Park at Rockaway Freeway
at Rockaway Freeway Dog Park (in Rockaway Freeway), Queens
12:00 p.m.–4:00 p.m.
Volunteer with Tail Waggers Task Force for a Halloween Festival at Rockaway Freeway.
Free!
It's My Park at Ramon Aponte Park
at Ramon Aponte Park, Manhattan
1:00 p.m.–3:30 p.m.
Volunteer with Different Directions to weed, rake, plant and clean at Ramon Aponte Park.
Free!
Sunday, October 26, 2025
It's My Park at W 136th Street Trees
at W 136th and Broadway (in Montefiore Square), Manhattan
9:00 a.m.–1:00 p.m.
Volunteer with the 136th St. Green Initiative & Community Enhancement Association to plant bulbs and plants along W 136th St.
Free!
Close the Farm Volunteer Day
at Urban Farm (in Randall's Island Park), Manhattan
10:00 a.m.–1:00 p.m.
Volunteers will help close out the season by clearing planting beds, placing mulch on cleared beds, taking down signs and many other tasks to close the farm for the winter months.
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 at Owl's Head Park.
Free!
Trees Count at Cunningham Park with the Urban Park Rangers
at Union Turnpike & Francis Lewis Blvd
11:00 a.m.–1:00 p.m.
Join the Urban Park Rangers as we survey trees for Trees Count 2025!
Free!
Trees Count at Phil "Scooter" Rizzuto Park
at Phil "Scooter" Rizzuto Park, Queens
11:00 a.m.–1:00 p.m.
Volunteer with NYC Parks for Trees Count 2025! At each event you will receive a tote bag with all the materials needed to count trees.
Free!
Trees Count at Seth Low Playground with the Urban Park Rangers
at Seth Low Playground (in Seth Low Playground/ Bealin Square), Brooklyn
11:00 a.m.–1:00 p.m.
Join the Urban Park Rangers as we survey trees for Trees Count 2025!
Free!
It's My Park at Highbridge Park
at Highbridge Park, Manhattan
12:00 p.m.–3:00 p.m.
Volunteer with Connectemonos to rake leaves, do a general clean up, and plant bulbs in tree pits.
Free!
Monday, October 27, 2025
Pitch in to Pick Up
at Bronx River House (in Starlight Park), Bronx
10:00 a.m.–12:30 p.m.
Volunteer with us to pick up trash at Starlight Park, Bronx.
Free!
Trees Count at Pelham Bay Park
at Pelham Bay Nature Center (in Pelham Bay Park), Bronx
11:00 a.m.–1:00 p.m.
Volunteer with NYC Parks for Trees Count 2025! At each event you will receive a tote bag with all the materials needed to count trees.
Free!
Trees Count at McKinley Park
at McKinley Park House (in McKinley Park), Brooklyn
1:00 p.m.–3:00 p.m.
Volunteer with NYC Parks for Trees Count 2025! At each event you will receive a tote bag with all the materials needed to count trees.
Free!
Friends of Starlight Park In-Person Meeting
at Bronx River House (in Starlight Park), Bronx
3:00 p.m.–4:00 p.m.
In-person Friends of Starlight Meeting at Bronx River House
Free!
Tuesday, October 28, 2025
Trees Count at Canarsie Park
at Canarsie Park, Brooklyn
10:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m.
Volunteer with NYC Parks for Trees Count 2025! At each event you will receive a tote bag with all the materials needed to count trees.
Free!
Wednesday, October 29, 2025
It's My Park at Kaiser Park
at Kaiser Park, Brooklyn
9:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m.
Volunteer with Coney Island Beautification Project, Inc for the annual Commemorative Day of Service!
Free!
Wetland Wednesday: Ecological Restoration and Phragmites Removal
at Van Cortlandt Golf House (in Van Cortlandt Park), Bronx
9:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m.
Join us to restore Van Cortlandt Park wetlands by removing invasive Phragmites. This October, we'll cut back reeds to prepare areas for native plantings.
Free!
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