This Earth Day, Roll Up Your Sleeves and Help Us Clean Up Bowling Green Park

[UPDATE 4/9]: This event is now at capacity! But if you’re interested in future volunteer opportunities, please sign up here, and stay tuned for news about our upcoming Adopt-a-Bulb event in May.

Earth Day is April 22, and to celebrate, we’re throwing a little party, assuming you’re the type of partier who likes to get their hands dirty in the name of sustainability and gorgeous blooms. From 10 a.m. to 1 p.m., join the Downtown Alliance and 28 Liberty for a special volunteer opportunity, as we get Bowling Green Park ready for growing season.

Grab your hats, gloves and sunscreen and join your fellow community volunteers for this third annual cleanup event. This is an opportunity for corporate organizations and community volunteers to show appreciation for Lower Manhattan and its beautiful parks, trails and outdoor playgrounds by assisting Alliance staff in landscaping improvements and various restorative park projects. 

Volunteers can expect to assist the Downtown Alliance staff with the following tasks:

• Rake the lawn and under benches
• Get trash out of the plants using grabbers
• Sweep the fountain
• Dig out gravel from storm drains 
• Use compost or soil to “top dress” parts of the lawn and reseed it
• Plant summer bulbs

Attendees should wear warm clothing and comfortable shoes, and feel free to bring your favorite gardening tool! Register below, and if you’re interested in future volunteer opportunities, sign up here.