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!
Interested in registering as a group? Stay tuned for group registration details coming soon!
Park Pitch In: World Biodiversity Day
Saturday, May 21, 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 teens and adults.
Park Pitch In: National Trail Day
Saturday, June 3, 11 am – 2 pm
Lookout Hill, Free, Registration Required
Did you know 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.
Park Pitch In: Pollinator Day
Saturday, June 17, 11 am – 2 pm
Lookout Hill, Free, Registration Required
Join Prospect Park Alliance for Park Pitch In: Pollinator Day! Pollinator Week is an annual event celebrated internationally in support of pollinator health. Lend a hand with Prospect Park Alliance as we care for one of Prospect Park’s most important pollinator habitats, the Butterfly Meadow on Lookout Hill.
Appropriate for teens and adults.
Park Pitch In: Lake Appreciation Month
July 9, July 15, July 22, July 30, 12 pm – 2:15 pm
Locations Vary, Free, Registration Required
Help Prospect Park Alliance care for its 55 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.
