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NYC Parks is investing in the future and we need your help. Our volunteers help with forest and wetland restoration, planting and pruning street trees, harvesting and propagating native seed and monitoring local wildlife. By becoming a steward of NYC’s green spaces, you can help ensure that our city’s natural resources are kept safe for future generations.
How to Become a Steward
NYC Parks hosts volunteers throughout the city all year long, in every landscape and every kind of weather. Here’s how to get involved.
Attend a volunteer event
Public events bring together New Yorkers from every walk of life to get their hands dirty making the city better. This is a great way to find out more about the wide variety of nature in the city, learn skills, and meet like-minded individuals.
Take a look at the list of upcoming stewardship projects below, and find the project that's right for you.
Request a project for your group
We always have a running list of projects that could use a helping hand. Groups can make a vital and significant impact on the ongoing restoration and management of nature in the city. Nature-based projects are great opportunities for team-building, enjoying the unique landscapes of the city, and starting conversations, while making a real difference.
Request a project for your group
Become a Super Steward!
Our Super Stewards work independently to make an impact on their neighborhoods. NYC Parks staff provide training, access to tools and other resources, and license individuals to work on their own, as well as to recruit and train their friends and neighbors.
Do you want to lead stewardship projects in New York City's parks, natural areas, and on street trees?
Become one of our Super Stewards and help us make the city greener
Upcoming Stewardship Projects
| Name | Registration Dates | |
|---|---|---|
| 01/20 Ferry Point Park Martin Luther King Jr. Day Coastal Cleanup | 12/30/2024 - 1/21/2025 | |
| 02/07 Street Tree Care with Super Stewards - Port Morris | 1/8/2025 - 2/5/2025 |
| Name | Registration Dates | |
|---|---|---|
| 01/20 MLK Day Sunset Park Street Tree Care | 12/17/2024 - 1/19/2025 | Registration has ended. |
| 02/01 World Wetlands Day: Coney Island Street Tree Care and Coastal Cleanup | 1/10/2025 - 1/30/2025 | |
| 02/20 Beachgrass Harvesting at Floyd Bennet Field | 1/8/2025 - 2/1/2025 | |
| 02/21 Sunset Park Street Tree Care | 1/15/2025 - 2/19/2025 | |
| 03/07 Beachgrass Harvesting at Floyd Bennet Field | 1/8/2025 - 3/5/2025 |
| Name | Registration Dates | |
|---|---|---|
| 01/18 Inwood Hill Park Forest Restoration | 12/18/2024 - 1/17/2025 | Registration has ended. |
| 01/20 MLK Day East Harlem Street Tree Care | 12/17/2024 - 1/20/2025 | Registration has ended. |
| 02/01 Street Tree Care with Super Stewards - Inwood | 1/2/2025 - 1/31/2025 | |
| 02/07 Street Tree Care with Super Stewards - Washington Heights | 1/13/2025 - 2/6/2025 | |
| 02/15 Inwood Hill Park Forest Restoration | 1/14/2025 - 2/15/2025 |
| Name | Registration Dates | |
|---|---|---|
| 01/20 Idlewild Park Martin Luther King Jr. Day Trail Work | 12/11/2024 - 1/20/2025 | Registration has ended. |
| 01/31 Alley Pond Park Trail Work | 12/18/2024 - 1/31/2025 | |
| 02/01 Street Tree Care with Super Stewards - Astoria | 1/8/2025 - 1/30/2025 | |
| 02/08 Kissena Park Forest Restoration | 12/31/2024 - 2/8/2025 | |
| 02/21 Alley Pond Park Forest Restoration | 1/14/2025 - 2/20/2025 | |
| 02/22 Alley Pond Park Forest Restoration | 1/14/2025 - 2/21/2025 | |
| 02/28 Kissena Park Forest Restoration | 1/14/2025 - 2/27/2025 |
| Name | Registration Dates | |
|---|---|---|
| 01/19 Greenbelt Native Plant Center Gardening | 12/18/2024 - 1/18/2025 | |
| 01/20 Greenbelt Native Plant Center Gardening | 1/8/2025 - 1/18/2025 | |
| 01/23 Greenbelt Native Plant Center Tour and Gardening | 12/20/2024 - 1/18/2025 | |
| 02/01 Staten Island Trail Riders Wolfe's Pond Park Trail Work | 12/12/2024 - 1/31/2025 | |
| 02/07 Greenbelt Native Plant Center Papermaking Workshop | 1/13/2025 - 2/6/2025 | |
| 02/16 Greenbelt Native Plant Center Gardening | 1/2/2025 - 2/15/2025 | |
| 02/17 Greenbelt Native Plant Center Gardening | 1/2/2025 - 2/15/2025 | |
| 02/22 North Shore Street Tree Care | 1/15/2025 - 2/21/2025 | |
| 02/27 Greenbelt Native Plant Center Beachgrass Processing | 1/8/2025 - 2/25/2025 |
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Contact Us
Do you still have any questions about becoming a steward? Contact us! You can reach out to us at stewardship@parks.nyc.gov or at (718) 392-5232
Find More Volunteer Opportunities
Want to see what else NYC Parks has to offer? Visit our Volunteer Events page for a complete list of volunteer events in parks, or sign up for our NYC Parks Volunteer newsletter.
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