Become an EcoZone Volunteer

Join a dedicated team of volunteers working alongside Prospect Park Alliance landscape management staff to sustain and restore Prospect Park, helping to keep Brooklyn’s Backyard green and vibrant. Volunteers will undertake hands‑on forest restoration and landscape maintenance projects: removing invasive plants, planting trees, shrubs and ground cover, maintaining trails, and helping to shape bio-diverse, healthy forests, meadows and other natural areas throughout the park.

Please note that the EcoZone Volunteer Crew is an eight‑month program. Recruitment is based on current needs. Create a volunteer profile to receive updates about recruitment and upcoming opportunities. 

Now Recruiting:
Attend an Open House to learn about the program, meet the Landscape Management Team, and explore volunteer opportunities in the park.

EcoZone 2 Volunteer Crew
Wednesdays, 9 am–12 pm, November 2026–June 2027
EcoZone 2 is located in the northeast section of the park from the Grand Army Plaza Entrance to the Willink Plaza Entrance (Flatbush Avenue at Empire Boulevard), and includes the Midwood, Brooklyn’s oldest upland forest. Volunteers will learn how to establish a sustainable and biodiverse forest ecosystem, and help remove invasive species of plants and plant native species to aid in the regeneration and restoration of this important wildlife habitat.

RSVP for Open House
Wednesday, August 12 + 26, and September 9 + 23, 9 am–12 pm

 

EcoZone 4 Volunteer Crew:
Thursdays, 9 am–12 pm, November 2026–June 2027
EcoZone 4 is located on the southern half of the park, from the Parkside and Ocean Avenue to Park Circle Entrances, up to the Peninsula, including the Lullwater and the shoreline of Brooklyn’s only lake. Volunteers will help maintain rain gardens (bioswales) and nature trails along the water’s edge, and learn how to sustain healthy forest and aquatic habitats, including removing invasive species of plants and planting native species.

RSVP for Open House
Thursday, August 6, 13, 20 + 27; September 3, 10, 17 + 24; and October 1 + 8, 9 am–12 pm