Volunteers participate in a lake clean up in Crotona Park in the Bronx

We encourage New Yorkers to get involved in caring for our parks and open spaces!

Many parks organizations throughout NYC offer regular volunteer opportunities and events. Here are some of them:

Earth Week Stewardship

• NYC Parks — Earth Day & Arbor Day
• I Love My Park Day

Citywide

• City Parks Foundation — Partnerships for Parks
• Historic House Trust
• National Parks Conservation Association
• Natural Areas Conservancy
• The New York Landmarks Conservancy
• New York Restoration Project
• NYC Parks Stewardship

Bronx

• Bronx Land Trust
• Bronx River Alliance
• Van Cortlandt Park Alliance

Brooklyn

• Downtown Brooklyn Partnership
• Fort Greene Park Conservancy
• Gowanus Canal Conservancy
• Myrtle Avenue BID
• North Brooklyn Parks Alliance
• Prospect Park Alliance 

Brooklyn & Queens

• Brooklyn Queens Land Trust

Manhattan

• Broadway Mall Association
• Central Park Conservancy
• Friends of the High Line
• Friends of Governors Island
• Friends of Morningside Park
• Fort Tryon Park Trust
• Hudson River Park Friends
• Madison Square Park Conservancy
• Randall's Island Park Alliance
• Riverside Park Conservancy
• Times Square Alliance
• Friends of Governors Island
• Union Square Partnership
• Washington Square Park Conservancy

Queens

• Astoria Park Alliance
• Douglaston Local Development Corporation
• Alley Pond Environmental Center, Inc.
• Alliance for Flushing Meadows Corona Park
• Hunters Point Parks Conservancy
• Jamaica Bay-Rockaway Parks Conservancy
• Long Island City Partnership
• Friends of Crocheron & John Golden Park

Staten Island

• Alice Austen House Museum
• The Freshkills Park Alliance
• Snug Harbor Cultural Center & Botanical Garden

Know of additional opportunities? 

Contact us to let us know!