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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.
102nd Street Field House, Riverside Park
THRU WED, OCT 21Grassroots Volunteer Orientation102nd Street Field House, Riverside Park · Upper ManhattanSee listingDetails →Queens Botanical Garden
THURSDAYS · 8:45 AMHorticulture Community Volunteer Days 2026Queens Botanical Garden · Central QueensFree · registration requiredDetails →VCPA Learning Garden, Van Cortlandt Park
THURSDAYS · 9:00 AMTrail Work ThursdaysVCPA Learning Garden, Van Cortlandt Park · The BronxSee listingDetails →Conference House Park
FreeTHU, OCT 22Volunteering at Conference House Park - The Blue WaveConference House Park · Staten IslandFreeDetails →Clyde Romero Memorial Garden
THU, OCT 22Canopy Care with Council Member EpsteinClyde Romero Memorial Garden · Lower ManhattanSee listingDetails →Lowlands Nursery, Old American Can Factory
THURSDAYS · 1 PMLowlands Nursery volunteer sessionsLowlands Nursery, Old American Can Factory · Brownstone BrooklynFree · orientation shift required for newcomersDetails →Battery Maritime Building
TUE–SAT · 1 PMPublic Volunteer DayBattery Maritime Building · Lower ManhattanFree · book a specific dateDetails →Lowlands Nursery
THURSDAYS · 1 PMLowlands Nursery Volunteer ShiftLowlands Nursery · Brownstone BrooklynSee listingDetails →Earth Matter NY Compost Learning Center
FRIDAYS · 9 AM–12:15 PM · UNTIL 30 OCTFriday Volunteer DayEarth Matter NY Compost Learning Center · Lower ManhattanFree · 7 places per sessionDetails →Classic Playground, Van Cortlandt Park
FRIDAYS · 9:00 AMForest FridaysClassic Playground, Van Cortlandt Park · The BronxSee listingDetails →Riverside Park
FRIDAYS · 9:00 AMSouth Park Volunteer GardeningRiverside Park · Upper ManhattanSee listingDetails →Kissena Park
FRI, OCT 23Kissena Park Tree and Shrub PlantingKissena Park · Western QueensFree · registration requiredDetails →Battery Maritime Building
FRIDAYS · 9:30 AMPublic Volunteer Day (full day)Battery Maritime Building · Lower ManhattanFree · book a specific dateDetails →East River Park Fire Boat HouseMONDAYS & FRIDAYS · 9:30 AMCare for East River Park: Morning StewardshipEast River Park Fire Boat House · Lower ManhattanSee listingDetails →Gowanus rain gardensFreeSELECT FRIDAYS · 10 AMRain Gardens volunteer shiftsGowanus rain gardens · Brownstone BrooklynFreeDetails →Conference House ParkFreeFRI, OCT 23Volunteering at Conference House Park - The Blue WaveConference House Park · Staten IslandFreeDetails →Snug Harbor Cultural Center & Botanical Garden
FreeSATURDAYS · 9:00 AMFarm Stewardship Volunteer MorningSnug Harbor Cultural Center & Botanical Garden · Staten IslandFreeDetails →Kissena ParkSAT, OCT 24Kissena Park Tree and Shrub PlantingKissena Park · Western QueensFree · registration requiredDetails →Gowanus street tree bedsFreeSELECT SATURDAYS · 10 AMStreet Trees volunteer sessionsGowanus street tree beds · Brownstone BrooklynFreeDetails →Prospect Park
SELECT WEEKENDSPark Pitch InProspect Park · Brownstone BrooklynFree · registration requiredDetails →Conference House ParkFreeSAT, OCT 24Volunteering at Conference House Park - The Blue WaveConference House Park · Staten IslandFreeDetails →NYC Parks
SAT, OCT 24Volunteer Workday: Fantasy GardenNYC Parks · MidtownFree · registration requiredDetails →Gowanus Canal Conservancy
SAT, OCT 24Street Tree Stewardship Volunteer DayGowanus Canal Conservancy · Brownstone BrooklynSee listingDetails →Central Harlem CompostSAT, OCT 24Central Harlem Compost Infrastructure DayCentral Harlem Compost · Upper ManhattanSee listingDetails →Fidler-Wyckoff House Park
SAT, OCT 24Community Work DayFidler-Wyckoff House Park · Brownstone BrooklynFree · registration requiredDetails →Fort Greene Park
SAT, OCT 24Halloween Fest 2026Fort Greene Park · Brownstone BrooklynFree · registration requiredDetails →Conference House Park
FreeSAT, OCT 24Docent led tours of the Historic Conference House MuseumConference House Park · Staten IslandFreeDetails →Riverside Park
WEDNESDAYS & SATURDAYS · 1:30 PMWest Harlem Forest Tree ClubRiverside Park · Upper ManhattanSee listingDetails →Fort Totten Park
SUN, OCT 25BHS's 25th Annual Totten Trot 5K Foot RaceFort Totten Park · Western QueensFree · registration requiredDetails →Randall's Island Park Urban Farm
SUNDAYS · 10 AM–1 PMUrban Farm VolunteersRandall's Island Park Urban Farm · Upper ManhattanFree · no registration · ages 11+Details →Randall's Island Park
SUN, OCT 25Urban Farm VolunteersRandall's Island Park · MidtownFree · registration requiredDetails →NYC Parks
SUN, OCT 25Volunteer Day: Oriental GardenNYC Parks · MidtownFree · registration requiredDetails →Verdi SquareSUN, OCT 25Street Tree Care with State Senator BottcherVerdi Square · Upper ManhattanSee listingDetails →Conference House Park
FreeSUN, OCT 25Docent led tours of the Historic Conference House MuseumConference House Park · Staten IslandFreeDetails →Earth Matter NY Compost Learning Center
MONDAYS · 9 AM–12:15 PMMonday Madness: Compost BuildEarth Matter NY Compost Learning Center · Lower ManhattanFree · 10 places per sessionDetails →Queens Botanical Garden
FreeMONDAYS · 9:30 AMCompost Build Community Volunteer DaysQueens Botanical Garden · Central QueensFreeDetails →Starlight Park
MON, OCT 26Monday Morning Pitch In to Pick UpStarlight Park · The BronxFree · registration requiredDetails →NYC Parks
TUE, OCT 27Tree Planting in Muskrat CoveNYC Parks · MidtownFree · registration requiredDetails →Bronx River Foodway, Concrete Plant Park
FreeTUESDAYS · 10 AM · UNTIL OCTOBERTuesday Stewardship Mornings at the FoodwayBronx River Foodway, Concrete Plant Park · The BronxFreeDetails →VCPA Learning Garden, Van Cortlandt Park
TUESDAYS · 10:00 AMTune-Up Tuesdays Garden Volunteer DaysVCPA Learning Garden, Van Cortlandt Park · The BronxSee listingDetails →Concrete Plant Park
TUE, OCT 27Stewardship Morning at the FoodwayConcrete Plant Park · The BronxFree · registration requiredDetails →Conference House ParkFreeTUE, OCT 27Volunteering at Conference House Park - The Blue WaveConference House Park · Staten IslandFreeDetails →Memorial Grove, Van Cortlandt Park
TUE, OCT 27Memorial Grove Volunteer Clean-UpMemorial Grove, Van Cortlandt Park · The BronxSee listingDetails →Prospect ParkTUESDAYS · 5–7 PM · APRIL–AUGUSTSunset Volunteer SeriesProspect Park · Brownstone BrooklynFree · registration required · 18+Details →Van Cortlandt Golf House
WEDNESDAYS · 9:00 AMWetland WednesdaysVan Cortlandt Golf House · The BronxSee listingDetails →Randall's Island Park
WEDNESDAYS · 9:30 AMTeam RIVER VolunteersRandall's Island Park · Upper ManhattanFree · registration required · ages 11+Details →Queens Botanical Garden
WEDNESDAYS · 9:30 AMFarm Community Volunteer DaysQueens Botanical Garden · Central QueensFree · registration requiredDetails →Conference House ParkFreeWED, OCT 28Volunteering at Conference House Park - The Blue WaveConference House Park · Staten IslandFreeDetails →Conference House ParkFreeTHU, OCT 29Volunteering at Conference House Park - The Blue WaveConference House Park · Staten IslandFreeDetails →NYC Parks
THU, OCT 29Friends of Bronx River Forest MeetingNYC Parks · MidtownFree · registration requiredDetails →Bronx Park
THU, OCT 29Gardening Thursday at Fort KnoxBronx Park · The BronxFree · registration requiredDetails →Conference House ParkFreeFRI, OCT 30Volunteering at Conference House Park - The Blue WaveConference House Park · Staten IslandFreeDetails →Gowanus Canal ConservancySAT, OCT 31Street Tree Stewardship Volunteer DayGowanus Canal Conservancy · Brownstone BrooklynSee listingDetails →NYC Parks
SAT, OCT 31Garden Costume Party & Volunteer DayNYC Parks · MidtownFree · registration requiredDetails →Conference House ParkFreeSAT, OCT 31Docent led tours of the Historic Conference House MuseumConference House Park · Staten IslandFreeDetails →Fort Totten Park
SUN, NOV 1Experience Civil War Living History at Fort TottenFort Totten Park · Western QueensFree · registration requiredDetails →Conference House ParkFreeSUN, NOV 1Docent led tours of the Historic Conference House MuseumConference House Park · Staten IslandFreeDetails →Conference House ParkFreeTUE, NOV 3Volunteering at Conference House Park - The Blue WaveConference House Park · Staten IslandFreeDetails →Harlem Valley Garden
SUN, NOV 15Central Harlem Street Tree Care Part 3 with Harlem Valley Community GardenHarlem Valley Garden · Upper ManhattanSee listingDetails →Newtown Creek Nursery at Kingsland
MONTHLY · 5 PM · MAY–OCTGreenhouse GangNewtown Creek Nursery at Kingsland · North BrooklynFree · waiver requiredDetails →
THRU WED, OCT 21Grassroots Volunteer Orientation102nd Street Field House, Riverside Park · Upper ManhattanSee listingDetails →Queens Botanical GardenTHURSDAYS · 8:45 AMHorticulture Community Volunteer Days 2026Queens Botanical Garden · Central QueensFree · registration requiredDetails →VCPA Learning Garden, Van Cortlandt ParkTHURSDAYS · 9:00 AMTrail Work ThursdaysVCPA Learning Garden, Van Cortlandt Park · The BronxSee listingDetails →Conference House ParkFreeTHU, OCT 22Volunteering at Conference House Park - The Blue WaveConference House Park · Staten IslandFreeDetails →Clyde Romero Memorial GardenTHU, OCT 22Canopy Care with Council Member EpsteinClyde Romero Memorial Garden · Lower ManhattanSee listingDetails →Lowlands Nursery, Old American Can FactoryTHURSDAYS · 1 PMLowlands Nursery volunteer sessionsLowlands Nursery, Old American Can Factory · Brownstone BrooklynFree · orientation shift required for newcomersDetails →Battery Maritime BuildingTUE–SAT · 1 PMPublic Volunteer DayBattery Maritime Building · Lower ManhattanFree · book a specific dateDetails →Lowlands NurseryTHURSDAYS · 1 PMLowlands Nursery Volunteer ShiftLowlands Nursery · Brownstone BrooklynSee listingDetails →Earth Matter NY Compost Learning CenterFRIDAYS · 9 AM–12:15 PM · UNTIL 30 OCTFriday Volunteer DayEarth Matter NY Compost Learning Center · Lower ManhattanFree · 7 places per sessionDetails →Classic Playground, Van Cortlandt ParkFRIDAYS · 9:00 AMForest FridaysClassic Playground, Van Cortlandt Park · The BronxSee listingDetails →Riverside ParkFRIDAYS · 9:00 AMSouth Park Volunteer GardeningRiverside Park · Upper ManhattanSee listingDetails →Kissena ParkFRI, OCT 23Kissena Park Tree and Shrub PlantingKissena Park · Western QueensFree · registration requiredDetails →Battery Maritime BuildingFRIDAYS · 9:30 AMPublic Volunteer Day (full day)Battery Maritime Building · Lower ManhattanFree · book a specific dateDetails →East River Park Fire Boat HouseMONDAYS & FRIDAYS · 9:30 AMCare for East River Park: Morning StewardshipEast River Park Fire Boat House · Lower ManhattanSee listingDetails →Gowanus rain gardensFreeSELECT FRIDAYS · 10 AMRain Gardens volunteer shiftsGowanus rain gardens · Brownstone BrooklynFreeDetails →Conference House ParkFreeFRI, OCT 23Volunteering at Conference House Park - The Blue WaveConference House Park · Staten IslandFreeDetails →Snug Harbor Cultural Center & Botanical GardenFreeSATURDAYS · 9:00 AMFarm Stewardship Volunteer MorningSnug Harbor Cultural Center & Botanical Garden · Staten IslandFreeDetails →Kissena ParkSAT, OCT 24Kissena Park Tree and Shrub PlantingKissena Park · Western QueensFree · registration requiredDetails →Gowanus street tree bedsFreeSELECT SATURDAYS · 10 AMStreet Trees volunteer sessionsGowanus street tree beds · Brownstone BrooklynFreeDetails →Prospect ParkSELECT WEEKENDSPark Pitch InProspect Park · Brownstone BrooklynFree · registration requiredDetails →Conference House ParkFreeSAT, OCT 24Volunteering at Conference House Park - The Blue WaveConference House Park · Staten IslandFreeDetails →NYC ParksSAT, OCT 24Volunteer Workday: Fantasy GardenNYC Parks · MidtownFree · registration requiredDetails →Gowanus Canal ConservancySAT, OCT 24Street Tree Stewardship Volunteer DayGowanus Canal Conservancy · Brownstone BrooklynSee listingDetails →Central Harlem CompostSAT, OCT 24Central Harlem Compost Infrastructure DayCentral Harlem Compost · Upper ManhattanSee listingDetails →Fidler-Wyckoff House ParkSAT, OCT 24Community Work DayFidler-Wyckoff House Park · Brownstone BrooklynFree · registration requiredDetails →Fort Greene ParkSAT, OCT 24Halloween Fest 2026Fort Greene Park · Brownstone BrooklynFree · registration requiredDetails →Conference House ParkFreeSAT, OCT 24Docent led tours of the Historic Conference House MuseumConference House Park · Staten IslandFreeDetails →Riverside ParkWEDNESDAYS & SATURDAYS · 1:30 PMWest Harlem Forest Tree ClubRiverside Park · Upper ManhattanSee listingDetails →Fort Totten ParkSUN, OCT 25BHS's 25th Annual Totten Trot 5K Foot RaceFort Totten Park · Western QueensFree · registration requiredDetails →Randall's Island Park Urban FarmSUNDAYS · 10 AM–1 PMUrban Farm VolunteersRandall's Island Park Urban Farm · Upper ManhattanFree · no registration · ages 11+Details →Randall's Island ParkSUN, OCT 25Urban Farm VolunteersRandall's Island Park · MidtownFree · registration requiredDetails →NYC ParksSUN, OCT 25Volunteer Day: Oriental GardenNYC Parks · MidtownFree · registration requiredDetails →Verdi SquareSUN, OCT 25Street Tree Care with State Senator BottcherVerdi Square · Upper ManhattanSee listingDetails →Conference House ParkFreeSUN, OCT 25Docent led tours of the Historic Conference House MuseumConference House Park · Staten IslandFreeDetails →Earth Matter NY Compost Learning CenterMONDAYS · 9 AM–12:15 PMMonday Madness: Compost BuildEarth Matter NY Compost Learning Center · Lower ManhattanFree · 10 places per sessionDetails →Queens Botanical GardenFreeMONDAYS · 9:30 AMCompost Build Community Volunteer DaysQueens Botanical Garden · Central QueensFreeDetails →Starlight ParkMON, OCT 26Monday Morning Pitch In to Pick UpStarlight Park · The BronxFree · registration requiredDetails →NYC ParksTUE, OCT 27Tree Planting in Muskrat CoveNYC Parks · MidtownFree · registration requiredDetails →Bronx River Foodway, Concrete Plant ParkFreeTUESDAYS · 10 AM · UNTIL OCTOBERTuesday Stewardship Mornings at the FoodwayBronx River Foodway, Concrete Plant Park · The BronxFreeDetails →VCPA Learning Garden, Van Cortlandt ParkTUESDAYS · 10:00 AMTune-Up Tuesdays Garden Volunteer DaysVCPA Learning Garden, Van Cortlandt Park · The BronxSee listingDetails →Concrete Plant ParkTUE, OCT 27Stewardship Morning at the FoodwayConcrete Plant Park · The BronxFree · registration requiredDetails →Conference House ParkFreeTUE, OCT 27Volunteering at Conference House Park - The Blue WaveConference House Park · Staten IslandFreeDetails →Memorial Grove, Van Cortlandt ParkTUE, OCT 27Memorial Grove Volunteer Clean-UpMemorial Grove, Van Cortlandt Park · The BronxSee listingDetails →Prospect ParkTUESDAYS · 5–7 PM · APRIL–AUGUSTSunset Volunteer SeriesProspect Park · Brownstone BrooklynFree · registration required · 18+Details →Van Cortlandt Golf HouseWEDNESDAYS · 9:00 AMWetland WednesdaysVan Cortlandt Golf House · The BronxSee listingDetails →Randall's Island ParkWEDNESDAYS · 9:30 AMTeam RIVER VolunteersRandall's Island Park · Upper ManhattanFree · registration required · ages 11+Details →Queens Botanical GardenWEDNESDAYS · 9:30 AMFarm Community Volunteer DaysQueens Botanical Garden · Central QueensFree · registration requiredDetails →Conference House ParkFreeWED, OCT 28Volunteering at Conference House Park - The Blue WaveConference House Park · Staten IslandFreeDetails →Conference House ParkFreeTHU, OCT 29Volunteering at Conference House Park - The Blue WaveConference House Park · Staten IslandFreeDetails →NYC ParksTHU, OCT 29Friends of Bronx River Forest MeetingNYC Parks · MidtownFree · registration requiredDetails →Bronx ParkTHU, OCT 29Gardening Thursday at Fort KnoxBronx Park · The BronxFree · registration requiredDetails →Conference House ParkFreeFRI, OCT 30Volunteering at Conference House Park - The Blue WaveConference House Park · Staten IslandFreeDetails →Gowanus Canal ConservancySAT, OCT 31Street Tree Stewardship Volunteer DayGowanus Canal Conservancy · Brownstone BrooklynSee listingDetails →NYC ParksSAT, OCT 31Garden Costume Party & Volunteer DayNYC Parks · MidtownFree · registration requiredDetails →Conference House ParkFreeSAT, OCT 31Docent led tours of the Historic Conference House MuseumConference House Park · Staten IslandFreeDetails →Fort Totten ParkSUN, NOV 1Experience Civil War Living History at Fort TottenFort Totten Park · Western QueensFree · registration requiredDetails →Conference House ParkFreeSUN, NOV 1Docent led tours of the Historic Conference House MuseumConference House Park · Staten IslandFreeDetails →Conference House ParkFreeTUE, NOV 3Volunteering at Conference House Park - The Blue WaveConference House Park · Staten IslandFreeDetails →Harlem Valley GardenSUN, NOV 15Central Harlem Street Tree Care Part 3 with Harlem Valley Community GardenHarlem Valley Garden · Upper ManhattanSee listingDetails →Newtown Creek Nursery at KingslandMONTHLY · 5 PM · MAY–OCTGreenhouse GangNewtown Creek Nursery at Kingsland · North BrooklynFree · waiver requiredDetails →