Audubon Mid-Atlantic
About: Birds bring you in; conservation, advocacy, and education keep you here—active Philly hub.
Volunteer Vibe: Monitor birds, restore habitat, or do outreach at Discovery Center. Often outdoors/seasonal.
Administrative
Wildlife
Conservation
Awbury Arboretum
About: 56-acre Germantown green space with trails, urban farming, nature programs, and events.
Volunteer Vibe: Weed, plant, or help at family events. Great for folks who like nature with a side of neighbors.
Outdoor
Group-Friendly
Gardening
Bartram's Garden
About: 50-acre riverside botanic garden with trails, Sankofa Farm, native plantings, and programs.
Volunteer Vibe: Garden, guide kayaks, or help events. Weeding, cleanups, and boathouse shifts.
Outdoor
Group-Friendly
Gardening
Bottle Underground
About: Turns used glass into reusable products, cutting waste and closing the loop.
Volunteer Vibe: Eco‑doers wanted—sorting, cleaning, production, and facility support.
Recycling
Outdoor
Sustainability
Clean Air Council
About: Philly’s longtime climate voice: clean air, public health, and sustainable policy.
Volunteer Vibe: Table, support events, or run actions—great for activists and educators.
Events
Recycling
Climate Action
Clean Water Action
About: Organizes communities to protect drinking water and waterways.
Volunteer Vibe: Water defenders—community outreach, canvassing, and event support.
Conservation
Policy & Organizing
Sustainability
Delaware Riverkeeper Network
About: Defends the Delaware River with cleanups, restoration, monitoring, and legal action.
Volunteer Vibe: Join a cleanup, monitor streams, or speak out at public hearings. Training offered, flexible.
Conservation
Civic Engagement
Sustainability
DNREC Division of Climate, Coastal and Energy
About: State team tackling energy, climate, and coast projects.
Volunteer Vibe: Staff events, share resources, support clean energy work.
Marine Life
Conservation
Outdoor
Fairmount Park Conservancy
About: Boosts Philly’s 10,200+ park acres: restoring trails, improving rec spaces, engaging neighbors.
Volunteer Vibe: Join trail days, tree plantings, and events—outdoor work with flexible hours.
Conservation
Gardening
Group-Friendly
Fledging Birders Institute
About: Welcomes new birders and expands environmental education.
Volunteer Vibe: Guided walk leaders, outreach, and data helpers.
Wildlife
Education
Recurring
Food Moxie
About: Turns lots and schoolyards into gardens, empowering families and youth to grow and cook.
Volunteer Vibe: Join garden days, cooking workshops, or harvest events; great for growers and foodies.
Urban Farming
Gardening
Youth Programs
Friends of Laurel Hill Cemetery
About: A 78-acre National Historic Landmark—outdoor museum, botanic garden, and storied cemetery in one.
Volunteer Vibe: Guide twilight tours or tend Victorian gardens—keep the stories alive.
Historical Preservation
Outdoor
Events
Friends of the Wissahickon
About: Since 1924, caring for Wissahickon Valley Park—trails, invasives removal, keeping Philly wild.
Volunteer Vibe: Repair trails, clean creeks, restore habitat. Weekday and weekend workdays available.
Conservation
Outdoor
Group-Friendly
John Heinz National Wildlife Refuge
About: America’s first urban wildlife refuge with wetlands and miles of trails for birders and hikers.
Volunteer Vibe: Outdoor fans: monitor birds, maintain trails, or help at events. Weekday or weekend.
Outdoor
Conservation
Youth Programs
Keep Philadelphia Beautiful
About: Encouraging litter prevention, waste reduction, and community beautification.
Volunteer Vibe: Lead cleanups, plant gardens, and inspire neighbors to keep Philly shining.
Neighborhood Cleanups
Recycling
Outdoor
Lower Merion Conservancy
About: Protecting open space, historic sites, and natural resources in Lower Merion Township.
Volunteer Vibe: Restore trails, monitor wildlife, or lead nature walks.
Conservation
Sustainability
Outdoor
Mill Creek Farm
About: A teaching farm committed to urban agriculture, environmental education, and food justice.
Volunteer Vibe: Help plant and compost, sustaining this farm. For folks who don’t mind sweat, soil, and sunshine.
Urban Farming
Neighborhood
Civic Engagement
Morris Arboretum
About: A lush 92-acre garden dedicated to plant education, research, and conservation.
Volunteer Vibe: Tend gardens, lead tours, or assist with family programs.
Gardening
Education
Outdoor
Neighborhood Land Power Project
About: Turns vacant lots into community gardens and farms led by neighborhood residents.
Volunteer Vibe: Plant, harvest, or support youth-led farms—grow justice from the ground up.
Urban Farming
Gardening
Events
NJ Tree Foundation
About: Plants and cares for trees across New Jersey, fostering greener communities.
Volunteer Vibe: Join planting days, help with maintenance, or lead youth in environmental education.
Conservation
Outdoor
Gardening
PA Resources Council
About: PA leader in waste reduction: better recycling, smarter composting, fewer single‑use habits.
Volunteer Vibe: Event support, educational tabling, and hard-to-recycle collection drives.
Recycling
Group-Friendly
Sustainability
PennEnvironment
About: Environmental advocacy meets action. Fighting for clean energy, public lands, and climate policy.
Volunteer Vibe: Phone banks, petition drives, lobby days, and campaign events. Best for activists and policy nerds.
Conservation
Civic Engagement
Sustainability
Pennsylvania Horticultural Society
About: Beyond the Flower Show: gardening, greening, and food access across the region.
Volunteer Vibe: Plant trees, help in community gardens, or support events. Many locations, flexible options.
Group-Friendly
Gardening
Flexible Schedule
Pennypack Ecological Restoration Trust
About: Protects and restores natural habitats along Pennypack Creek.
Volunteer Vibe: Help with habitat restoration, trail maintenance, or environmental education programs.
Conservation
Outdoor
Recurring
Philadelphia Metro Wildlife Center
About: Wildlife rehab saving injured/orphaned animals and teaching peaceful coexistence.
Volunteer Vibe: Feed, clean, and care for wildlife; or help outreach and fundraising.
Wildlife
Animal Shelter
Recurring
RAIR (Recycled Artist in Residency)
About: Artists create with materials salvaged from a recycling facility—art meets reuse.
Volunteer Vibe: Love art and trash? Assist artists, sort materials, or help run reuse-focused events.
Events
Recycling
Flexible Schedule
Riverbend Environmental Education Center
About: Connects people to nature with hands-on environmental education programs and conservation efforts.
Volunteer Vibe: Perfect for nature lovers who don’t mind getting their hands dirty or leading educational hikes.
Policy & Organizing
Civic Engagement
Outdoor
Riverfront North Partnership
About: Reconnecting neighborhoods to nature with riverfront trails, parks, and community programs.
Volunteer Vibe: Trail stewards, cleanup crews, and event helpers needed. Awesome for anyone who loves parks, paths, and community pride.
Conservation
Group-Friendly
Outdoor
Sankofa Community Farm
About: Black-led farm at Bartram’s: diasporic traditions, youth empowerment, food sovereignty.
Volunteer Vibe: Join farm days or youth programs—justice, heritage, and hard work together.
Gardening
Outdoor
Group-Friendly
Schuylkill Center for Environmental Education
About: 340-acre sanctuary with fields and trails teaching kids and adults to love and protect nature.
Volunteer Vibe: Teach, tend trails, or greet at events—perfect for nature lovers who engage.
Wildlife
Group-Friendly
Events
Sierra Club
About: Advocates for environmental protection through grassroots organizing, education, and activism.
Volunteer Vibe: Be the boots on the ground for rallies, cleanups, and environmental action.
Conservation
Policy & Organizing
Outdoor
Sunrise Movement Philly
About: Youth-led climate group advancing a Green New Deal and a livable future through action.
Volunteer Vibe: Join rallies, host teach-ins, or coordinate campaigns. High-energy changemakers welcome.
Policy & Organizing
Events
Youth Programs
The Resource Exchange
About: A creative reuse center that diverts art and building materials from landfill to studio.
Volunteer Vibe: Sort funky donations, haul scraps, or treasure-hunt for artists.
Recycling
Skills-Based
Artistic
Tookany/Tacony-Frankford Watershed Partnership
About: Restores Philly’s creeks via science, education, rain gardens, and community cleanups.
Volunteer Vibe: Be a stream steward—water sampling, cleanups, and outreach. Kid-friendly, community-powered.
Neighborhood Cleanups
Conservation
Outdoor
Trash Academy
About: Radical art + education using data & activism to rethink Philly’s waste systems.
Volunteer Vibe: Join creative campaigns or litter audits. For artists and activists who transform trash.
Civic Engagement
Artistic
Health
TreePhilly
About: Gives free trees and helps residents plant & care for them—one backyard at a time.
Volunteer Vibe: Give out trees, lead workshops, or plant citywide—hands-on impact for tree lovers.
Conservation
Outdoor
Gardening
Tyler Arboretum
About: Preserves natural lands and offers environmental education programs.
Volunteer Vibe: Lead nature walks, plant trees, or support educational outreach.
Gardening
Education
Outdoor
UC Green
About: Unites neighbors to plant and care for street trees and gardens in University City.
Volunteer Vibe: Join planting days or water trees in summer. Social, sweaty, and seriously satisfying.
Gardening
Conservation
Events
United by Blue
About: Eco apparel brand; each product funds a pound of trash removal via big cleanups.
Volunteer Vibe: Lend a hand at one of their epic waterway cleanups. Fun, feel-good, and full of snacks and swag.
Outdoor
Conservation
Group-Friendly
Wissahickon Restoration Volunteers
About: Restores and maintains the natural habitats of Wissahickon Valley Park.
Volunteer Vibe: Join restoration projects or lead nature-based activities.
Conservation
Outdoor
Flexible Schedule