We offer a number of ways to volunteer: whether you like talking to strangers about nature and park history, planting wildflowers and pulling weeds, or helping fundraise for the Park, we offer volunteer opportunities for every level of commitment. If you like being part of a team or prefer a more solitary volunteer experience, we have a program to fit your style. Groups are welcome to contact us to set up a special workday for your team.
Each year volunteers have fun donating thousands of service hours to Lincoln Park. In 2019, over 2,000 volunteers participated in our programs providing over 7,000 service hours to the Park.
Our programs are offered at the Alfred Caldwell Lily Pool, Lincoln Park Conservatory and Gardens, and North Pond Nature Sanctuary. Each of these beautiful park sites is located in Lincoln Park near Fullerton Parkway and Stockton Drive.
Exercise your body and your mind while helping your park – volunteer today!
Become a volunteer docent at the Alfred Caldwell Lily Pool (volunteer April-November) or the Lincoln Park Conservatory and Gardens (year-round).
The Lincoln Park Conservancy is seeking volunteers to become Greeters at the Lincoln Park Conservatory and Gardens.
Get your hands dirty! Help restore and maintain the North Pond Nature Sanctuary and its surroundings on regularly-scheduled Saturday mornings from April to October.
Support local nature and enjoy some time outside with your team by volunteering at a private workday in the park. Projects are available year round.
Join us after work to get your hands dirty at the Alfred Caldwell Lily Pool and then enjoy a brew with us after! One or two weekday evenings per month from March to September.
Volunteer your time and talents to help plan and carry out our annual fundraiser by serving on the Gala for Lincoln Park committee.
Now that cooler temperatures are here to stay, we will begin to see both the pleasant stillness and angry winds that Chicago and the Midwest winters are famous for. The Pond and prairies will encrust in ice and frost, dying today to be reborn tomorrow.......
The Summer is halfway over and we have been busy in the Park with volunteers and an increased staff presence. While stewardship volunteer numbers are still down about 30% compared to 2019, we surpassed 2020 metrics long ago, now having nearly doubled last year’s numbers.......
Our team has been hard at work stewarding Lincoln Park in the time of COVID, often without the amazing, record-breaking numbers of volunteers we and the Park are used to relying on. In addition to losing Earth Day and the first several North Pond Gardener......
