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 Crews | 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.

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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:

Wednesday, July 8, 4 p.m.

Saturday, July 11, 2009 2 p.m.

Wednesday, July 22, 6:30 p.m.

Wednesday, August 12, 4 p.m.

Wednesday, August 26, 6:30 p.m.

Wednesday, September 9, 2009 4 p.m.

Saturday, September 12, 2 p.m.

Wednesday, September 23, 2009, 6:30 p.m.

Volunteering to clean up the Park just got more rewarding! The Independence Community Foundation, a long-time Prospect Park supporter, has agreed to donate $10 for every bag of trash or plant debris collected by Volunteers before June 30th.  Come and help us clean-up the Park and meet this great challenge grant!

Weekly Crews

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

Mondays: East Side Revival Corps
Every Monday, 10 a.m. - 1 p.m., beginning April 6
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
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.

Thursdays: Thursday Corps
Every Thursday, 10 a.m. - 2 p.m., beginning April 2
Work on various horticultural and beautification projects.

Weekend Woodlands Corps
Every Saturday, 10 a.m. - 2 p.m., beginning April 4
Join the ongoing restoration of the Park’s wooded areas. Meet outside the Picnic House.

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.

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

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
• Stoked Mentoring

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.