Volunteer

From hands-on cleanup to community outreach, Riverkeeper volunteers play a vital role in protecting the local environment

Why volunteer

Joining the community of volunteers who lend their skills, time, and effort to leave our waters better than we found them is not only a rewarding personal experience, but also vital to the protection and restoration of the Hudson. We act on the belief that it is a necessity and the right of community members to play a primary role in protecting their river.

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

Volunteer form

Upcoming volunteer opportunities

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Ways to volunteer

Check out the following ways to volunteer with Riverkeeper. Take a look at the descriptions below to see where you can best lend a hand.

Organize a service project

Riverkeeper staff can help you organize a clean up or habitat restoration project in the Hudson River watershed.

Riverkeeper table at Free Dead in the Park

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

Want to do even more? Contribute your skills to meaningful environmental initiatives by joining Riverkeeper’s dynamic team dedicated to healing the Hudson and protecting sources of drinking water for millions of New York residents.

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Become a Corporate Partner

Your company can achieve its environmental goals by partnering with Riverkeeper as a sponsor of one of our events or by supporting one of our programs.

Learn more and contact us

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.

Become a riverkeeper

300+

miles of river patrolled annually, from the Upper Hudson and Mohawk River all the way to New York Harbor

380

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