Rutgers Gardens organizes volunteer outings during weekday seasonal operating hours in our display gardens and natural areas, on the Helyar Woods trails, and in the fields of the Rutgers Gardens Student Farm.
Expanding on our Campus Stewardship initiative, additional volunteer activities take place at select ornamental and display gardens, community gardens, and urban farms located on the Rutgers—New Brunswick campus. These sites offer excellent opportunities for Rutgers service fraternities and sororities, student clubs and organizations, and Rutgers faculty and staff to partner with Rutgers Gardens on a volunteer outing.
Looking to volunteer with Rutgers Gardens? Please subscribe to our Friends of Rutgers Gardens e-newsletter to find out when the 2026 volunteer season will begin.
We offer limited volunteer opportunities for on-site service projects with scout troops. In 2024, Eagle Scout candidates repaired a footbridge in Helyar Woods, built and installed bat boxes and butterfly houses, and added plants to our gardens that help the pollinator community thrive. Please email Senior Program Coordinator Moira Keihm at moira.keihm@rutgers.edu if you have a proposal for a service project – we’d love to collaborate!
We sincerely thank you for your willingness to volunteer so we can keep Rutgers Gardens and its satellite locations beautiful and safe for all to enjoy.