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Volunteer Corps

The Prospect Park Volunteer Corps, an internationally honored volunteer program, offers many exciting ways to help in one of the world’s most beautiful parks.

Information Sessions | Weekly Groups | Special Events | Special Opportunities

Gain experience and spend time doing something you love while making a real difference in the lives of all who benefit from the Park and Park services. Here are a few examples of the crucial contributions volunteers make to Prospect Park:

• Woodland restoration, including cleaning, greening and planting
• Visitor outreach and education, including leading guided tours
• Office help
• Special Skills: Carpentry, Photography, Information Technology
• Working with children and nature at the Audubon Center

We provide the training and equipment for all activities. All you have to do is decide how much time you can spare and when. For more information, call the Volunteer Office at (718) 965-8960 or email us.

Watch a short video about volunteers at work outdoors in the Park, and another about volunteers helping to clean up the Lake (don't forget - there's volunteer work you can do indoors at the Park too!)

Click here to see us on NY1!

 

Information Sessions

Curious about volunteering? Learn about the many different volunteer opportunities that take place on weekdays and weekends, both indoors and outdoors in Prospect Park. These one-hour meetings take place in the first-floor conference room of the historic Litchfield Villa, 95 Prospect Park West, between 4th and 5th Streets. For more information call (718) 965-8960. 

Upcoming information session dates:

March

Saturday, March 13

2 p.m.

Wednesday, March 17

4 p.m.

Wednesday, March 24

6:30 p.m.


April

Wednesday, April 7      

4 p.m

Saturday, April 10

3 p.m.

Wednesday, April 28 

6:30 p.m.


May

Saturday, May 8              

3 p.m.

Wednesday, May 12 

5 p.m.

Wednesday, May 26

6:30 p.m.


June

Wednesday, June 9

4 p.m.

Saturday, June 12 

3 p.m.


July

Wednesday, July 7 

4 p.m.

Saturday, July 10 

3 p.m.

Wednesday, July 21        

6:30 p.m.


August

Wednesday, August 11

5 p.m.

Saturday, August 14

3 p.m.

Wednesday, August 25    

6:30 p.m.





Weekly Groups

For dates and more information, call (718) 965-8960, or check our calendar.

Mondays: East Side Revival Corps
Every Monday, 10 a.m. – 2 p.m., beginning April 5
Meet on the east side of the Park at the Vale of Cashmere (off of East Drive, a quarter-mile from Grand Army Plaza) and help improve the surrounding areas. Call the office if it’s your first time with this group.

Wednesdays: GAP Corps beginning April 7
Every Wednesday, 10 a.m. – 2 p.m.
Meet under the arch at Grand Army Plaza. Assist with maintenance of the area and with gardening projects.

Wednesday Corps beginning April 7
Every Wednesday, 11 a.m. – 2 p.m.
Volunteer for crucial horticultural and maintenance projects around the Park. Call (718) 965-8960 for location.

Thursdays: Thursday Corps
Every Thursday, 10 a.m. – 2 p.m., beginning April 1
Work on various horticultural and beautification projects. Call (718) 965-8960 for location.


Weekend Woodlands Corps
Every Saturday, 10 a.m. – 2 p.m., beginning April 3
Join the ongoing restoration of the Park’s wooded areas. Meet outside the Picnic House at 9:45 a.m.

Find a location on our interactive map.

 

Special Events and Additional Clean-ups

Opening Day!
April 10, 10 a.m. – 2 p.m.
Spring Cleaning in Prospect Park!  Participate with our dynamic volunteers raking leaves, edging pathways, and removing litter from natural areas. Meet at the Tennis House. Enter the Park at 9th Street and Prospect Park West, and walk across the drive. The Tennis House is the distinct white classical structure on the opposite side of the West Drive. For more information call (718) 965-8960.

63rd Annual Macy's Fishing Contest
Wednesday, July 14 - Sunday, July 18 
The R.H. Macy’s Fishing Contest has been a tradition in Brooklyn since 1947. Over the years, thousands of kids have come out to learn about fish, marine life and have a great outing.  To volunteer call (718) 965-8960

Weekend Volunteer Corps
Help the environment in your community. Typical tasks include: sprucing up flower beds and shrub beds; clearing fence lines; painting fences, benches and litter cans; removing non-native invasive weeds; caring for trees by weeding and mulching around them; improving pathways by sweeping and removing organic debris; and removing trash.

All sessions are from 10 a.m. – 2 p.m.
Sunday, June 6           Meet at Grand Army Plaza*
Sunday, June 19         Meet at the Concert Grove at the Lincoln Road entrance
Sunday, June 27         Meet at Grand Army Plaza*

Saturday, July 10         Meet under the Arch at Grand Army Plaza
Sunday, July 18           Meet inside the Park at the intersection of Parkside and Ocean Avenues

Saturday, August 7     Meet at Park Circle
Sunday, August 15     Meet at Bartel-Prichard Lot

*Meet at Grand Army Plaza opposite the Brooklyn Public Library, across Flatbush Ave.

For more information, call (718) 965-8960.

Find a location on our interactive map.



Special Opportunities

Special volunteer positions are now available at the Audubon Center. Check out the job descriptions below in pdf format, and call (718) 965-8960 to find out how you can contribute to environmental education in Brooklyn’s favorite Park.

Greeter
Nature Guide
Program Assistant
Weekday Docent

Volunteer positions are also available at Lefferts Historic House. You can be a docent, a gardener, an archivist, a librarian, or a program assistant. Call (718) 965-8960 for details.

Meet a few of our volunteers and see why you’ll want to join them.

Indoor and outdoor opportunities are available.

 


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