Your time and skills can help the park!

We are nothing without volunteers - literally. From our dedicated leadership to those in our community that wish to contribute just an hour or two each year, the success of the Conservancy depends on the generosity of people that voluntarily give their time for the betterment of the park. We welcome new volunteers throughout the year for all sorts of tasks as listed below. 

Check out our Events Page for upcoming Community Volunteer Days!

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Weekly volunteer opportunities

  • Rose Garden - Master Gardener and current Brookdale Park Conservancy Chair Don McLoughlin leads a team that maintains the historic Essex County Rose Garden at Brookdale Park. New adult volunteers are always welcome. No experience is necessary and training is provided. This group currently meets at the Rose Garden at 8:30am on Wednesdays. We also have occasional Saturday morning sessions, as needed. For more info, please send a note to rosegarden@brookdalepark.org.

  • Pollinator Garden -  Master Gardener Jean Greeley leads a team that helps weed, mulch and maintain Brookdale Park’s Pollinator Garden. Once an area of overgrown invasive weeds and shrubs, the garden is now registered as an official Monarch Waystation and flourishes with native plants and active wildlife. Garden volunteers meet at 9 am every Tuesday, weather permitting. This project was created as part of the Essex County Environmental Stewardship Program. For more info, please reach out to Jean at jgreeley743@gmail.com.

  • Tree Pruning Master Gardener Tom Biglin leads a team volunteers that help maintain the health and appearance of Brookdale Park’s landscape through rejuvenation pruning. New adult volunteers are always welcome. No experience is necessary and training is provided. For more info, please reach out to Tom at tombiglin@msn.com.

Other Volunteer Opportunities

In addition, there are other opportunities to volunteer in the park throughout the year. We sometimes schedule clean-up and planting days for our members and for the public and always need help managing some of the larger corporate group that come into the park for their days of service during the year. For more information, reach out to info@brookdalepark.org.

Administrative & Leadership volunteer opportunities

  • Grant Manager. Help the BPC find and manage potential grant applications. Previous experience a plus, but not necessary.

  • Volunteer Group Co-coordinator. Ideal candidate is a self-starter - well organized and a good communicator - looking to team up and take on a co-leadership role for at least one year. Tasks include volunteer outreach prior to and after events as well as on-site management during activities. Past Conservancy volunteer group events have engaged groups ranging in size from 10-50 people and have taken place during weekday work hours (corporate groups), after school on weekdays (youth groups) and weekends (college/church groups and open-call community workdays).