Park Pitch In Events
Join us on select weekends throughout the season to celebrate the park and our environment! Volunteers will tackle a range of projects from tree care to removing invasive plants and weeds, picking up trash and much more!
Park Pitch In: Green and Go
Select Saturdays and Sundays, April – September
Locations Vary, Free, Registration Required
Help Prospect Park Alliance keep our park green and vibrant! Explore the park while tackling litter and helping with other greening opportunities. Supplies can be checked out at various locations around the park and include all necessary tools for your volunteer experience.
Appropriate for groups, supervised youth ages 9-13, teens and adults. Locations vary by date. Join a Park Pitch In: Green and Go: June 23, July 6, Aug 3, Aug 11, Aug 17, Aug 25
Register as an Individual or Register as a Group
Park Pitch In: World Biodiversity Day
Sunday, May 19, 11 am–2 pm
Children’s Corner, Free, Registration Required
World Biodiversity Day is a United Nations-sanctioned international day for the promotion of biodiversity issues. In Prospect Park, invasive plant species are a common threat to our urban ecosystem, outcompeting our native flora and impacting local fauna. Join Prospect Park Alliance as we focus our efforts on removing garlic mustard, a common invasive species that impacts park trees. Volunteers will help remove the plant before the seeds can spread further by either digging it out or cutting off and disposing of the seeds. Volunteers may also help with other activities, such as litter removal, path edging, and more.
Appropriate for groups, teens ages 14+ and adults.
Register as an Individual or Register as a Group
Park Pitch In: National Trails Day
Saturday, June 1, 11 am–2 pm
Lookout Hill, Free, Registration Required
Did you know that Prospect Park is home to Brooklyn’s last remaining forest? Help care for our forest trails on this national day of service in one of the park’s most scenic woodland destinations, Lookout Hill. Prospect Park Alliance volunteers will mulch and widen trails on Lookout Hill to ensure safe and easy access. Volunteers may also assist with other tasks, such as litter removal, path edging and more.
Appropriate for groups, teens and adults.
Register as an Individual or Register as a Group
Park Pitch In: Pollinator Day
Sunday, June 16, 11 am–2 pm
Lookout Hill, Free, Registration Required
Pollinator Week is an annual event celebrated internationally in support of pollinator health. Join Prospect Park Alliance as we care for one of Prospect Park’s most important pollinator habitats, the Butterfly Meadow on Lookout Hill. Volunteers will help by sprucing up the surrounding area to keep it accessible and clean. Tasks may include trail mulching, path edging, litter removal and more.
Appropriate for Groups, Teens and Adults.
Register as an Individual or Register as a Group
Park Pitch In: Lake Appreciation Month
Select Saturdays + Sundays in July, 11–2 pm
Locations Vary, Free, Registration Required
Help Prospect Park Alliance care for its 60 acre lake during our special clean-up series Park Pitch In: Lake Appreciation Month. During the month of July, Prospect Park will host clean up projects on select Saturdays and Sundays to show Brooklyn’s only lake some love. Volunteers will be given grabbers, nets, and bags to help fish out trash from along the shoreline of our lake. Appropriate for supervised youth ages 9-13, teens and adults and groups.
Join Park Pitch In: Lake Appreciation Month at the below locations and dates.
Sunday July 7: Prospect Park Boathouse
Saturday July 13: Parkside + Ocean Entrance
Saturday, July 20: Park Circle Entrance
Sunday, July 28: Wellhouse
Register as an Individual or Register as a Group
