The Spruce program connects community members to one-time volunteer opportunities in waste reduction, beautification, and environmental service in Cary. Request supplies to plan your own workday or join us for an existing volunteer event.

Request Supplies

Complete and submit the Spruce Supply Request to request supplies for your event. Supplies are limited, and requests should be made at least two weeks (14 days) prior to your event. We also provide Spruce patches upon request in recognition of volunteer efforts to keep Cary clean and forever green.

Submit Volunteer Report

Submit a summary of your results via a Spruce Project Report once your event is complete.

Fire Station Garden Workdays

September 10 – 13 | Various times and locations across Cary
Volunteer to support our fire station gardens. Help us amend soil, plant pollinator plants and spring veggies, and do general maintenance. This is an outdoor event, so please dress for the weather, wear closed toe shoes, and bring a full water bottle. Registration closes 2 days prior to workday.

Fall Litter Sweep

October 4 | Various Locations
Volunteer to help keep our community clean and green! Cary provides all of the needed tools and supplies. This is a great service opportunity for groups, troops, and families; individual registration required for each participant. Volunteers aged 14 and under must have a parent/guardian join them.

• Neighborhood Park at Carpenter Fire Station Road| 9 – 10:30 a.m.

• East Cary Middle School Cleanup | 11:30 a.m. – 1 p.m.

Spruce is a volunteer program that connects residents to waste reduction, beautification, and environmental service opportunities in our community.

Spruce initiatives include biannual town-wide litter sweeps, Adopt a Spot opportunities, garden projects, tree plantings, outdoor improvement projects in public places, and neighborhood-scale sweeps.

The Spruce program is a way for residents, civic and religious groups, neighborhoods, churches, businesses, and schools to work together to have a direct, positive impact on our environment. We welcome participation on large and small scales. From town-wide litter sweeps to smaller neighborhood projects, Spruce is designed to support your efforts to keep our community clean and forever green. Know of a project you're interested in starting to Spruce up your neighborhood? Please contact us to get started.

We extend a huge "thank you" to all of our Spruce volunteers! Since Spruce was founded in 2009, we have hosted over 1,895 projects with the generous support of over 25,866 volunteers.

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