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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, October 29, 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 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!
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.
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!
Trees Count Meet Up at Astoria Park (previous training required)
at Shore Boulevard, Queens
11:00 a.m.–12:30 p.m.
Have you attended at least one 2025 Trees Count Event and want to survey more trees with fellow tree lovers?
Free!
Thursday, October 30, 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 at The Olde Towne of Flushing Burial Ground
at 165th Street and 46th Avenue (in The Olde Towne of Flushing Burial Ground), Queens
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!
Trees Count Meet Up at Crotona Park (previous training required)
at Crotona Nature Center (in Crotona Park), Bronx
2:00 p.m.–3:30 p.m.
Have you attended at least one 2025 Trees Count Event and want to survey more trees with fellow tree lovers? Join us at a Trees Count Meet Up event!
Free!
Friday, October 31, 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 plant native plants and grasses in the park!
Free!
Kissena Park Forest Restoration
at Kissena Park, Queens
9:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m.
Volunteer with the Stewardship Team to protect the forested areas in Kissena Park!
Free!
10/31 Restoration Fridays at Forest Park
at Metropolitan Avenue and Forest Park Drive (in Forest 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!
Trees Count Meet Up at Clove Lakes Park (previous training required)
at Clove Road and Forest Ave (in Clove Lakes Park), Staten Island
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!
Love your Block Bean-o-ween Day From the Mayor’s office
at Bean Morris Garden, Bronx
1:00 p.m.–8:30 p.m.
Celebrating Halloween love your block From the Mayor’s office community coming together and engage in one another our strength, our story, our community, with love.
Free!
Halloween Candy Giveaway
at Halsey, Ralph, & Howard Community Garden, Brooklyn
4:00 p.m.–6:00 p.m.
Join Halsey Ralph & Howard Community Garden for a Halloween candy giveaway, community event.
Free!
Saturday, November 1, 2025
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!
Free!
It's My Park at Northerleigh Park
at North Avenue and Lockwood Place Entrance (in Northerleigh Park), Staten Island
9:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m.
Volunteer with Westerleigh Parks Coalition to beautify and clean debris around Northerleigh Park.
Free!
It's My Park at Wolfe's Pond Park
at Wolfe's Pond Park, Staten Island
9:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m.
Join NYCMTB on the First Saturday of each month to help, build, ride, and maintain the trails at Wolfe's Pond park in Staten Island.
Free!
It's My Park at Hunter's Point South Park
at Hunter's Point South Park, Queens
9:30 a.m.–12:30 p.m.
Volunteer with Hunters Point Parks Conservancy to beautify Hunter's Point South Park.
Free!
Canarsie Park Super Steward: Pathkeeper Training
at Canarsie Park, Brooklyn
10:00 a.m.–1:00 p.m.
Join the Natural Areas Conservancy for a Super Steward: Pathkeeper training at Carnarsie Park.
Free!
It's My Park at W 88th Street Trees
at West 88th Street Tree Project, Manhattan
10:00 a.m.–1:00 p.m.
Volunteer with the West 88th Street Tree Project to care for the tree pits by turning the soil and planting daffodils, tulips and other bulbs followed by watering the beds as needed.
Free!
Community Paddle at Concrete Plant Park
at Concrete Plant Park, Bronx, 1370 Westchester Avenue (in Concrete Plant Park), Bronx
11:00 a.m.–3:00 p.m.
Join the Bronx River Alliance for a free community paddle at Concrete Plant Park! Come see your neighborhood from the river’s perspective!
Free!
Save the date for 4th Annual Community Banquet
at 1370 Westchester Avenue (in Concrete Plant Park), Bronx
12:00 p.m.–4:00 p.m.
Enjoy a Community Banquet Bronx River Foodway with free tastings, music, art workshops, and more!
Free!
Kids
Sunday, November 2, 2025
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!
Trees Count at Van Cortlandt Park with the Urban Park Rangers
at Van Cortlandt Nature Center (in Van Cortlandt Park), Bronx
11:00 a.m.–1:00 p.m.
Join the Urban Park Rangers as we survey trees for Trees Count 2025!
Free!
Event
Volunteer Workday at Green Oasis Garden
at Green Oasis Community Garden/Gilbert's Garden (in ), Manhattan
12:00 p.m.–3:00 p.m.
Volunteer at Green Oasis Community Garden to help us maintain our community-led space. You'll learn how to plant, prune, identify plants and trees, compost, do basic carpentry, and more!
Free!
Wednesday, November 5, 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, November 6, 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!
Saturday, November 8, 2025
Marine Park Tree Planting
at Seba Playground (in Marine Park), Brooklyn
9:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m.
Volunteer with the Stewardship Team to plant trees in the forest of Marine Park!
Free!
Seton Falls Park Tree Planting
at E 233 Street & De Reimer Avenue (in Seton Falls Park), Bronx
9:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m.
Volunteer with the Stewardship Team to plant trees in the forest of Seton Falls Park!
Free!
Fall Cleanup
at Icahn Stadium (in Randall's Island Park), Manhattan
9:30 a.m.–12:00 p.m.
Volunteers will not only help with picking up litter and debris but also remove invasive species, clean walking trail paths and other duties to put us on a good path for the winter months.
Free!
Alley Pond Park Super Steward: Pathkeeper Training
at Alley Pond (in Alley Pond Park), Queens
10:00 a.m.–1:00 p.m.
Join the Natural Areas Conservancy for a Super Steward: Pathkeeper training at Alley Pond Park!
Free!
Inwood Hill Park Forest Restoration
at 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!
Volunteer Workday: El Flamboyan Community Garden
at El Flamboyan Community Garden (in ), Bronx
11:00 a.m.–3:00 p.m.
Join El Flamboyan Community Gardeners and GreenThumb for a garden workday! We will be planting Tulip Bulbs and placing landscape edging to increase the curb appeal.
Free!
Sunday, November 9, 2025
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!
Wednesday, November 12, 2025
Monthly Gardening days at Roger Morris Park
at Roger Morris Park, Manhattan
8:00 a.m.–11:00 a.m.
Join our Gardeners for reoccurring volunteer days at Roger Morris park to learn gardening tips and help with the beautification of the park.
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!
November Foodway Team Meeting
at Virtual/Online Events
5:30 p.m.–6:30 p.m.
Jon the Bronx River Alliance Foodway Team for a meeting in November.
Free!
Event
Thursday, November 13, 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!
Saturday, November 15, 2025
Forest Park Super Steward: Pathkeeper Training
at Forest Park, Queens
10:00 a.m.–1:00 p.m.
Join the Natural Areas Conservancy for a Super Steward: Pathkeeper training at Forest 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!
Community Work Day
at Wyckoff Farmhouse Museum (in Fidler-Wyckoff House Park), Brooklyn
11:00 a.m.–3:00 p.m.
Stop by the Wyckoff Urban Farm on the third Saturday of the month to learn about what we're growing, get to know our farmers, and get your hands dirty with farm projects!
Free!
Sunday, November 16, 2025
Sunday Stewardship
at Margaret Corbin Circle (in Fort Tryon Park), Manhattan
10:00 a.m.–1:00 p.m.
The Fort Tryon Park Trust hosts volunteer opportunities for you, your friends, and family to dig in the dirt! Join us to help protect Fort Tryon Park’s ecology and beauty!
Free!
Volunteer Workday at Green Oasis Garden
at Green Oasis Community Garden/Gilbert's Garden (in ), Manhattan
12:00 p.m.–3:00 p.m.
Volunteer at Green Oasis Community Garden to help us maintain our community-led space. You'll learn how to plant, prune, identify plants and trees, compost, do basic carpentry, and more! Enjoy nature and meet your neighbors. Free tea provided. Bring gardening-appropriate clothes and shoes as well as water. There is no secure storage space so please leave your valuables and large bags at home. First and third Sundays of the month at 12pm.
Free!
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