Corporate Volunteer Opportunities

We welcome your group for a corporate service day in Roger Williams Park! The dedicated staff in the Parks Department works hard to maintain and improve the park, and appreciates volunteer support to make the park even better.

We ask that groups consider a donation between $500 and $2,000 to the Roger Williams Park Conservancy for this volunteer experience. Your financial support helps grow programs and investments in the park for the entire community to enjoy. As a 501 c3 organization, all donations are tax-deductible.

The following are sample volunteer projects. We can work with you to adjust or modify these activities as needed. Note that some of these projects are seasonal and others may be dependent on funding (such as tree planting). Volunteer projects will be scheduled between 9am and 3:30pm.

For more information, or to arrange a visit to the park, please contact us at [email protected].

Sample of Volunteer Opportunities

Trail Clean-Up

Duration: 2-3 hours

Size: Groups of 10-25

Skills/ability level: easy

Volunteers will work in sections of the Park’s extensive trail system. Activities may include: picking up litter, escorting goats to eradicate poison ivy, and pruning branches. Volunteers should dress appropriately including solid footwear.

Fence and Railing Restoration

Duration: 2-3 hours

Size: Groups of 5-25

Skills/ability level: easy – moderate

Volunteers will work on restoring the extensive iron rails and fences in the park. Activities include removing old paint, priming surfaces and painting rails and fences. Volunteers will need to wear appropriate clothing.

Shoreline Clean-Up

Duration: 2-3 hours

Size: Groups of 10-25

Skills/ability level: moderate

Volunteers will work to collect litter and trash along a portion of the park’s many miles of shorelines. Activities may include: picking up litter, hauling out occasional items of trash (tires, etc). This will be a muddy job, we will provide gloves, bags, pickers, claws and nets. Please take precautions to avoid poison ivy.

Trail Improvement

Duration: 2-3 hours

Size: Groups of 10-15

Skills/ability level: moderate to advanced

Volunteers will work to help improve trail conditions in select portions of the park’s trail system. Activities may include: digging, installing and/or moving materials (including dirt, crushed rocks, timbers, or stones). Volunteers should wear durable clothing (denim, etc) including footwear.

Invasive Plant Removal

Duration: 2-3 hours

Size: Groups of 10-20

Skills/ability level: moderate

Volunteers will help remove invasive plants such as Oriental bittersweet from portions of the park, as part of a broader management plan. Activities may include: cutting vines, pulling plants, raking, and hauling. Volunteers should wear durable clothing and be aware that areas may have poison ivy.

Flower Planting

Duration: 2-4 hours

Size: Groups of 10-20

Skills/ability level: easy

Volunteers will work to help install decorative and pollinator flower beds. Activities may include: planting small flowers, loaming and seeding. Volunteers will be kneeling and stooping and should wear durable clothing. Planting activities are more seasonal, spring and fall are best times.

Tree Planting

Duration: 2-4 hours

Size: Groups of 10-20

Skills/ability level: easy to moderate

Volunteers will work to help plant young saplings. Activities may include: digging, moving small trees, and adding loam and mulch. Volunteers will be kneeling and stooping and should wear durable clothing. Planting activities are more seasonal, spring and fall are best times.