Volunteering:

May 20, 2015 – May 26, 2015

Citywide Highlights

Train to be a Voluntreer!

We’re counting every street tree in NYC, and we need your help. Sign up for a training event and learn how you can map the trees in your neighborhood.

Help Keep the Battery Green

This lovely downtown park needs volunteers to plant, weed, and rake its 92,000 square feet of gardens.

Upcoming Events

Thursday, May 21, 2015

Join The Battery Conservancy as a Horticulture Volunteer! 9:30 a.m.–12:00 p.m. at Playground, The Battery, Manhattan

Garden Crew 4:00 p.m.–6:30 p.m. at Sherman Creek Park, Sherman Creek, Manhattan

Sifter-Build & Finished Compost Workshop 6:00 p.m.–8:00 p.m. at Cooper St. Block Buster Bl. Association, Brooklyn

Cooper Street Community Garden Workshop: Sifter-Build & Finished Compost 6:00 p.m.–8:00 p.m. at Cooper Street Community Garden, Brooklyn

TreesCount!Training 5/21 Forest Park 6:00 p.m.–9:00 p.m. at 422 Park Lane South, Forest Park,

TreesCount!Training 5/21 Upper West Side 6:00 p.m.–9:00 p.m. at 365 Columbus Ave., Theodore Roosevelt Park,

TreesCount!Training 5/21 Co-Op City 6:00 p.m.–9:00 p.m. at Co-Op City, Bronx,

TreesCount!Training 5/21 Blue Heron Park 6:00 p.m.–9:00 p.m. at 4746 Amboy Rd., Blue Heron Park,

TreesCount!Training 5/21 Arthur S. Somers Park 6:00 p.m.–9:00 p.m. at 1040 East New York Avenue,

Partnerships Academy: Stewardship 101: How To Get Involved With Your Community Park 7:00 p.m.–8:30 p.m. at Picnic House, Prospect Park, Brooklyn

Saturday, May 23, 2015

It’s My Park at Henry Hudson Park 8:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m. at Henry Hudson Monument, Henry Hudson Park, Bronx

Cleaning and Maintaining Westerleigh Park 9:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m. at Westerleigh Park, Westerleigh Park, Staten Island

It’s My Park at Eibs Pond Park 9:00 a.m.–1:00 p.m. at Eibs Pond Park, Eibs Pond Park, Staten Island

It’s My Park at Seaside Wildlife Nature Park 9:00 a.m.–1:00 p.m. at Nelson Avenue and Tennyson Drive, Seaside Wildlife Nature Park, Staten Island

It’s My Park at Col. Young Playground 10:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m. at Col Charles Young Playground, Col. Young Playground, Manhattan

It’s My Park at Remsen Family Cemetery 10:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m. at Remsen Family Cemetery, Remsen Family Cemetery, Queens

It’s My Park at Claremont Park 10:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m. at Claremont Gazebo, Claremont Park, Bronx

It’s My Park Under the Urban Tree Canopy 10:00 a.m.–1:00 p.m. at Frederick Douglass Circle, Central Park, Manhattan

It’s My Park at Sherman Creek 11:00 a.m.–1:00 p.m. at 203rd Street and 9th Avenue, Sherman Creek, Manhattan

Locus Manor Garden Fundraiser BBQ 12:00 p.m.–7:00 p.m. at Locust Manor Civic Association, Queens

Compost Crew 1:00 p.m.–3:30 p.m. at Sherman Creek Park, Sherman Creek, Manhattan

It’s My Park at King Fisher Park 2:00 p.m.–5:00 p.m. at Miles Avenue and Fairfield Street, King Fisher Park, Staten Island

TreesCount! Training at New York Botanical Garden 3:00 p.m.–6:00 p.m. at 2900 Southern Boulevard Bronx, NY, Bronx Park,

Sunday, May 24, 2015

It’s My Park at Lt. Lia Playground 10:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m. at Lt Lia Playground, Lt. Lia Playground, Staten Island

Tuesday, May 26, 2015

Join The Battery Conservancy as a Horticulture Volunteer! 9:30 a.m.–12:00 p.m. at Playground, The Battery, Manhattan

Wednesday, May 27, 2015

Partnerships Academy: Stewardship 101: How To Get Involved With Your Community Park 6:30 p.m.–8:00 p.m. at Ranaqua: Bronx Parks Headquarters, Bronx