Adopt a Park or Greenway

Adopt a Park / Greenway Program

From litter pickups to trail clearing, we have many ways for you and your organization, team, or group (no matter what the size!) to enhance the health and wellness of our parks and greenways.

What You'll Do

• Commit to our Adopt a Park/Greenway Program for at least a year, visiting your site four to six times.
• Clean up, beautify, weed, or plant trees at your adopted park or trail.
• Report(PDF, 78KB) on conditions of the park or trail.
• Adhere to our safety guidelines.

What We'll Do

• Provide trash and recycling bags, recycling information, safety guidelines, and litter grabbers.
• Loan you safety vests or work gloves with a $50 refundable deposit (We'll waive this if you send a written request 14 days before the scheduled project date AND if the Parks and Recreation Director approves the request).
• Post a sign in the project area recognizing the name of your volunteer group and a letter of commendation on our website.

Get Started

• Review the volunteer description(PDF, 168KB).
• Fill out the application(PDF, 59KB) and mail it to our Adopt a Park/Greenway coordinator:
  • Kevin Robinson
    Chapel Hill Parks and Recreation
    200 Plant Rd.
    Chapel Hill, NC 27514
  • Email: krobinson@townofchapelhill.org
• If you have questions or want to talk about the parks and trails available for adoption, email our Adopt a Park/Greenway coordinator or call 919-969-5104.