Revitalizing Public Spaces

Our Public Spaces programs give outdoor lovers the opportunity to take their passion for nature to greener and greater heights by beautifying public green spaces such as parks and gardens. We work side by side with the NYC Parks Department and other community partners to pick up debris, prune trees, plant flowers, remove weeds and invasive species, build garden beds, and more. We believe that New Yorkers in all five boroughs deserve access to clean and nurturing green spaces, gardens, and schools. See below for a selection of our Public Spaces projects! For a full list of upcoming projects, go to our search page.

Urban Farming with Youth Farm

Green Guerillas

Help farmers grow fresh local produce for community members in need...Read More

High-Need

New Volunteer Friendly

Group Friendly

Prospect Lefferts, Brooklyn

Rooftop Farming with WHEDco

Women's Housing and Economic Development Corporation (WHEDCo)

Intervale Green, the nation's largest multi-family, Energy Sta...Read More

High-Need

New Volunteer Friendly

South Bronx, Bronx

Urban Farming with Project EATS - Marcus Garvey Farm

Project EATS

Help this community-run farm put fresh healthy produce on the menu ...Read More

High-Need

Brownsville, Brooklyn

Compost at Red Hook Community Farm

Brooklyn Botanic Garden

Assist the largest community compost site in the United States that...Read More

New Volunteer Friendly

Red Hook, Brooklyn

Compost with Big Reuse at the NYC Compost Project LIC

Big Reuse

Help keep food scraps out of landfills!...Read More

Long Island City, Queens

Urban Farming with East New York Farms - Pink Houses Community Farm

United Community Centers

Help farmers grow fresh local produce for community members in need...Read More

High-Need

East New York, Brooklyn

Revitalize McIntosh Garden

Brooklyn Queens Land Trust

Plant, weed, clean, prepare beds, amend soil and compost at this 35...Read More

New Volunteer Friendly

Group Friendly

East Elmhurst, Queens

Revitalize Astoria Park

Astoria Park

Revitalize this beloved green space in the heart of Astoria by wate...Read More

Family Friendly

New Volunteer Friendly

Group Friendly

Teen Group Friendly

Astoria, Queens

Compost at Red Hook Community Farm

Brooklyn Botanic Garden

Assist the largest community compost site in the United States that...Read More

High-Need

New Volunteer Friendly

Red Hook, Brooklyn

Beautify Red Hook Parks

Red Hook Conservancy

Help maintain parks and other community green spaces in Red Hook, B...Read More

High-Need

Group Friendly

Teen Group Friendly

Red Hook, Brooklyn

Beautify Fort Tryon Park

Fort Tryon Park

Beautify this historic and scenic park by weeding, planting, removi...Read More

New Volunteer Friendly

Group Friendly

Inwood, Manhattan

Maintain Gantry Plaza State Park

Gantry Plaza State Park

Clean-up, weed and maintain this local Long Island City State Park ...Read More

New Volunteer Friendly

Long Island City, Queens

Beautify Inwood Hill Park

Inwood Hill Park

Plant native plants, remove invasive plants, and clean up one of th...Read More

Inwood, Manhattan

Garden, Build and Revitalize Shiloh Community Garden

GreenThumb

The Shiloh community garden for children needs assistance with its ...Read More

High-Need

New Volunteer Friendly

Group Friendly

Bedford Stuyvesant, Brooklyn

Zero Waste at the Jazz Age Lawn Party with Earth Matter

Earth Matter NY

The Annual Jazz Age Lawn Party on Governors Island is a prohibition...Read More

High-Need

Family Friendly

Group Friendly

Governors Island, Brooklyn

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