Volunteer
From hands-on cleanup to community outreach, Riverkeeper volunteers play a vital role in protecting the local environment
Why volunteer
How to volunteer
- Ready to get started? Fill out the volunteer form and note if you are interested in a particular volunteer opportunity. Opportunities vary throughout the year and range from stewardship projects to tabling outreach to administrative support.
- Questions? Contact Katie Leung at 914-478-4501 ext. 256 or at katiel@riverkeeper.org
Upcoming volunteer opportunities
May
3
Riverkeeper Sweep 2025
May 3, 2025
Locations throughout New York City and the Hudson Valley
We hope you’ll save Saturday, May 3, to join the 14th Annual Riverkeeper Sweep. With your help, we aim to reach new communities, engage new volunteers, and restore additional stretches of shoreline in the Hudson River watershed.
Organize a Sweep+ service project
Riverkeeper staff can help you organize a clean up or habitat restoration project in the Hudson River watershed.
Community outreach
Help us spread the Riverkeeper story at local festivals and events along the river by tabling with us as a Riverkeeper Ambassador.
Light office work
You can help keep us organized
Community science
Help us collect data at one of the tributaries or waterfronts in our study.
Work with us
Become a Corporate Partner
Join the fight for clean water
Riverkeeper’s work is only possible because of support from people like you who care about the Hudson and the communities that rely on it.
300+
miles of river patrolled annually, from the Upper Hudson and Mohawk River all the way to New York Harbor
382
tons of debris removed from the river by thousands of Riverkeeper volunteers since 2012
$5.5B
$5.5 billion for clean water allocated since 2017 from New York State thanks to our advocacy work
28,148
letters to lawmakers and decision makers in one year