Volunteering with Keep Arlington Beautiful

Arlington is fortunate to have many engaged citizens who are passionate about keeping our parks beautiful. These volunteers support our staff by assisting with an assortment of gardening related tasks, litter removal, and by helping to educate our community in ways to keep our public spaces clean and welcoming.

Examples of Tasks and Responsibilities

• General gardening — e.g. Planting, weeding, deadheading, mulching, etc.
• Greenhouse maintenance — e.g. Propagation, watering, cleaning, etc.
• Litter removal

Qualifications and Skills Needed

• Ability to work well with others.
• Willingness to learn more about gardening.
• Bring gardening gloves, a refillable water bottle, and close-toe shoes.

Additional Information

To see a list of Friends of Parks locations and volunteer times, please refer to Community Partnerships on this page.

Interested in organizing a litter removal or beautification project for a group? Email Keep Arlington Beautiful and include the following information:

• Preferred date(s) and time(s) of service project.
• Number of participants.
• Desired type of project (e.g., gardening, litter removal, etc.).
• Desired park, natural area, or preserve.

For groups with youth participants, we require 1 adult chaperone per 15 students. Youth participants must be at least 13 years old.

Arlington Parks and Recreation is proud to have the support of many ‘Friends of Parks’ and affiliated groups in keeping our parks and centers beautiful and accessible for all citizens.

Arlington Conservation Council
An environmental non-profit organization involved with conservation efforts in Arlington, TX, and the surrounding Dallas-Fort Worth area. Our mission is to promote environmental awareness and conservation of Arlington’s natural resources.

Cross Timbers Master Naturalists

Friends of O.S. Gray Natural Area

Friends of the Prairie
This 10 acre site was acquired by the City of Arlington Parks and Recreation Department in 1997 to preserve an undisturbed parcel of the Blackland Prairie, a rare remnant of tall grass prairie that once extended from central Texas to Iowa.

Friends of Sheri Capehart Nature Preserve
The 58-acre Sheri Capehart Nature Preserve is one of Arlington’s few parks devoted to showcasing and protecting the natural world through its ponds, forests, uplands and prairies. We have documented more than 1,500 species of plants, animals, bugs and fungi. Volunteers are needed to keep this diversity thriving through removal of invasive species, seeding native plants and maintaining our trail system. To become part of this community effort, contact the Friends of Sheri Capehart Nature Preserve by emailing info@scnpfriends.org or visit our SCNP friends website.

Native Plant Society of Texas

Neighbors of Randol Mill Park

River Legacy Living Science Center

Tarrant County Master Gardeners

Don’t see your group listed above? Please email us with a brief description of your group and a link to your website.

Learning

Our staff and volunteers have a wealth of knowledge to share with citizens in topics of gardening, composting, recycling, and community beautification. Many of our volunteers are also Master Gardeners, Master Naturalists, and Master Composters, and are well equipped to educate our community in these areas.

Remember to follow Arlington Parks and Recreation on social media to learn of upcoming educational opportunities within our parks.

Development

Interested in supporting your local parks but don’t have time to volunteer? Consider making an in-kind or monetary donation! These gifts are used to support park beautification and planting projects, litter prevention and pickup, and educational efforts that encourage citizens to Keep Arlington Beautiful.

Would you like to honor a special someone in your life? Consider planting a tree in their name. Please see the following brochure for information about the Living Memorial Tree Program.

Tree Memorial Brochure(PDF, 2MB)