Plant : Volunteer Planting Events

Kid planting at Van Cortlandt Park.

Every planting season, MillionTreesNYC engages enthusiastic, energetic, and environmentally–minded New Yorkers in volunteer tree planting activities in and around city parks. Learn more about upcoming volunteer tree planting and care opportunities, including the:

Spring 2013 Volunteer Tree Planting Event

Kids planting at Clearview Park

Join us on April 27 and 28 for our spring volunteer reforestation event!

MillionTreesNYC works not only to plant trees on streetscapes and private properties in need of greening but also to create healthy new forests with the help of volunteers like YOU! Over 1,500 New Yorkers will help plant 20,000 new trees in the following city parks:

Registration for our April 27/28 planting event is now closed.

Please check out our post-planting reforestation stewardship efforts with Natural Areas Volunteers at sites nearby.

Natural Areas Volunteers Events

Natural Areas Volunteers

Natural Areas Volunteers (NAV) supports the restoration and protection of natural areas through volunteerism and training. Volunteers help to make sure the reforestation trees planted during MillionTreesNYC events continue to thrive and grow into healthy new forests.

Registration for Natural Areas Volunteers Events

Learn more about our city's reforestation initiative.

And don’t forget that planting is only the first step in keeping our urban forests healthy and strong. For information about participating in tree care for reforested areas or street trees, visit our Stew Corps or community calendar pages.

How to Plant a Container Tree (PDF, 1 MB)

We’ve received some great photos and feedback from people who participated in past events!

"Once again we had a wonderful time at MillionTreeNYC thanks to the great job you do in coordination.  This year I took a team of 24 students and 4 adults from IS 51 Staten Island /Art_In-Action SASF.  We had a wonderful and productive day.  My group received many nice comments from the park staff. Look forward to do this again next year."
- Laura, Staten Island

"Awesome day with my ladies and gents! So blessed to have friends who care enough to plant trees in Queens with me!!"
- Anandi, Queens

"We were there too! I hear 5500 natives were planted by 300 people on Floyd Bennett Field."
- Wendy, Brooklyn

Fall 2012 Planting Event


  • Fort Totten Park, Queens
    Photo credit: Sibel Ozbek

  • Cunningham Park, Queens

  • Volunteers at Cunningham Park, Queens
    Photo credit: Anandi Premlall

  • Floyd Bennett Field, Brooklyn

  • Volunteers at Floyd Bennett Field, Brooklyn

  • Floyd Bennett Field, Brooklyn
    Photo Credit: Emanuel Mordechaev

  • McGuire Fields, Brooklyn

  • NYC Service at McGuire Fields, Brooklyn

  • Pelham Bay Park, Bronx

  • Pelham Bay Park, Bronx
    Photo credit: Jaime Feliberty

Spring 2012 Planting Event


  • Clearview Park, Queens

  • Conference House Park, Staten Island

  • Crocheron Park, Queens

  • Pelham Bay Park, Bronx

  • Powell's Cove, Queens

  • Van Cortlandt Park, Bronx

  • Wolfe's Pond Park, Staten Island

Fall 2011 Planting Event


  • Clove Lakes Park, Staten Island

  • Clove Lakes Park, Staten Island

  • Fort Totten Park, Queens

  • Marine Park, Brooklyn

  • Marine Park, Brooklyn

  • Marine Park, Brooklyn

  • Marine Park, Brooklyn

  • Van Cortlandt Park, Bronx

  • Van Cortlandt Park, Bronx

  • Van Cortlandt Park, Bronx

  • Van Cortlandt Park, Bronx

Spring 2011 Planting Event


  • Cunningham Park, Queens

  • Cunningham Park, Queens

  • Cunningham Park, Queens

  • Cunningham Park, Queens

  • Kissena, Queens

  • Marine Park, Brooklyn

  • Marine Park, Brooklyn

  • Marine Park, Brooklyn

  • Marine Park, Brooklyn

  • Pelham Bay, Bronx

  • Pelham Bay, Bronx
    Photo Credit Robin Skeekey

  • Pelham Bay, Bronx
    Photo Credit Robin Skeekey

Fall 2010 Planting Event


  • Indian Field, Van Cortlandt Park, Bronx

  • Indian Field, Van Cortlandt Park, Bronx

  • Van Cortlandt Park, Bronx

  • Van Cortlandt Park, Bronx

  • Van Cortlandt Park, Bronx

  • Van Cortlandt Park, Bronx

  • Van Cortlandt Park, Bronx

  • Van Cortlandt Park, Bronx

  • Van Cortlandt Park, Bronx

  • Van Cortlandt Park, Bronx

  • Van Cortlandt Park, Bronx

  • Van Cortlandt Park, Bronx