Celebrate Earth Day in Prospect Park

Earth Day is nearly here! Get involved and help Prospect Park Alliance care for Brooklyn’s Backyard—home to Brooklyn’s last remaining forest, only lake and countless species of plants and wildlife. Celebrate your planet this upcoming Earth Day through lending a hand volunteering, joining a birding tour for the BIPOC community, enjoying family friendly nature programs and more.

Outdoor Afro Community Birding Tour: Fallkill Trail
Sunday, April 20, 9:30–11:30 am
Litchfield Villa, Free, RSVP!
Celebrate Earth Day with Prospect Park Alliance and Outdoor Afro, an organization that celebrates and inspires Black connections and leadership in nature, for a community birding tour for the BIPOC community as we explore the newly debuted Fallkill Trail. Observe various bird species and connect with your local community in a shared appreciation for nature and wildlife.

Earth Day in Prospect Park
Sunday, April 20, 10 am–1 pm
Prospect Park Audubon Center, Free, RSVP!
Join Prospect Park Alliance and Audubon NY this Earth Day for a day of celebrating our planet’s natural beauty and raising awareness about bird species that call it home. Learn about park stewardship and the ways we can all be Park Champions to support these feathered friends through various seasonal activities, hands-on crafts and nature walks to celebrate Earth Day.

Global Youth Service Day in Prospect Park
Sunday, April 20, 11–1:30pm
Peninsula, Free, Registration Required
Join Prospect Park Alliance to learn the value of service and meet other families and friends in Brooklyn’s Backyard. On this day of giving back brought to you by the Apple TV series, Jane, volunteers will learn about the importance of mulching, composting and decomposition and help restore forest trails in one of Prospect Park’s most scenic areas, the Peninsula.
Appropriate for families with youth ages between 4-13.

Sunset Series
Tuesday, April 22, 5–7 pm
Prospect Park, Free, Registration Required
Join Prospect Park Alliance for a new weekday evening volunteer opportunity. Make the most of longer days in the warmer months and join the Alliance to get outside and lend a hand at locations throughout Brooklyn’s Backyard. Volunteers will help with invasive plant removal, litter pickup and mulching. We will meet at 5:00 pm and wrap up no later than 7:00 PM, which gives you time to get home before dark or enjoy the sunset in the park afterwards!
Appropriate for ages 14 and up.
Register as an Individual or Register as a Group

Park Pitch In: Earth Day Service
Saturday, April 19, 11 am–2 pm
Parkside + Ocean Avenue Entrance, Free, Registration Required
This Earth Day, give back to Brooklyn’s Backyard by caring for Prospect Park’s trees. Volunteer with Prospect Park Alliance to support our urban oasis by caring for street trees along the park perimeter, cultivating soil, laying down mulch, and removing litter from the tree beds along Parkside + Ocean Avenue.
Appropriate for groups, teens ages 14+ and adults.
Register as an Individual or Register as a Group