Volunteer Days & Cleanups in NYC — Harbour, River, Parks
Oyster-reef mornings in the harbour, shoreline cleanups on the Bronx River and Newtown Creek, compost building on Governors Island, street-tree care in Gowanus. Free, open to anyone, with the meeting point and what to bring.
MONDAYS · 9 AM–12:15 PMMonday Madness: Compost Build
Earth Matter NY Compost Learning Center · Lower Manhattan
Free · 10 places per sessionDetails →
MONDAYS · 9:30 AMCompost Build Community Volunteer Days
Queens Botanical Garden · Central Queens
FreeDetails →
MON, SEP 28Monday Morning Pitch In to Pick Up
Starlight Park · The Bronx
Free · registration requiredDetails →iNaturalist Together Week: Inwood Hill Park Evening Plant ID Walk
Inwood Hill Park · Midtown
Free · registration requiredDetails →
TUESDAYS · 10 AM · UNTIL OCTOBERTuesday Stewardship Mornings at the Foodway
Bronx River Foodway, Concrete Plant Park · The Bronx
FreeDetails →It's My Park at Ralph Bunche Park
Ralph Bunche Park · Midtown
FreeDetails →
TUE, SEP 29Stewardship Morning at the Foodway
Concrete Plant Park · The Bronx
Free · registration requiredDetails →
TUE–SAT · 1 PMPublic Volunteer Day
Battery Maritime Building · Lower Manhattan
Free · book a specific dateDetails →
TUESDAYS · 5–7 PM · APRIL–AUGUSTSunset Volunteer Series
Prospect Park · Brownstone Brooklyn
Free · registration required · 18+Details →
WEDNESDAYS · 9:30 AMTeam RIVER Volunteers
Randall's Island Park · Upper Manhattan
Free · registration required · ages 11+Details →
WEDNESDAYS · 9:30 AMFarm Community Volunteer Days
Queens Botanical Garden · Central Queens
Free · registration requiredDetails →
THURSDAYS · 8:45 AMHorticulture Community Volunteer Days 2026
Queens Botanical Garden · Central Queens
Free · registration requiredDetails →
THURSDAYS · 1 PMLowlands Nursery volunteer sessions
Lowlands Nursery, Old American Can Factory · Brownstone Brooklyn
Free · orientation shift required for newcomersDetails →
FRIDAYS · 9 AM–12:15 PM · UNTIL 30 OCTFriday Volunteer Day
Earth Matter NY Compost Learning Center · Lower Manhattan
Free · 7 places per sessionDetails →
FRIDAYS · 9:30 AMPublic Volunteer Day (full day)
Battery Maritime Building · Lower Manhattan
Free · book a specific dateDetails →SELECT FRIDAYS · 10 AMRain Gardens volunteer shifts
Gowanus rain gardens · Brownstone Brooklyn
FreeDetails →SELECT SATURDAYS · 10 AMStreet Trees volunteer sessions
Gowanus street tree beds · Brownstone Brooklyn
FreeDetails →SELECT WEEKENDSPark Pitch In
Prospect Park · Brownstone Brooklyn
Free · registration requiredDetails →
SAT, OCT 3City of Forest Day at Plank Road with Newtown Creek Alliance
Plank Road Public Shoreline · North Brooklyn
Free · Eventbrite registrationDetails →
SUNDAYS · 10 AM–1 PMUrban Farm Volunteers
Randall's Island Park Urban Farm · Upper Manhattan
Free · no registration · ages 11+Details →
MONTHLY · 5 PM · MAY–OCTGreenhouse Gang
Newtown Creek Nursery at Kingsland · North Brooklyn
Free · waiver requiredDetails →The good ones sell out.
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