City of Grand Prairie- Volunteer Services

The Adopt-A-Cemetery program is a cooperative effort between the city, our residents, business owners, clubs, and organizations to keep our cemeteries clean and beautiful. Interested parties may adopt one or more cemeteries in Grand Prairie.

There are 15 cemeteries in Grand Prairie, many of which are home to historical markers from the Texas Historical Commission or the Grand Prairie Historical Commission. Keep Grand Prairie Beautiful assists in keeping some of these cemeteries beautiful through our Adopt-A-Cemetery Program. An Adopt-A-Cemetery event generally includes picking up litter and fallen branches.

Please join us to help keep our cemeteries litter free!

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The Trinity River and its tributaries run through Grand Prairie, providing habitat for our native wildlife and recreation through fishing and boating opportunities. Unfortunately, these streams can become polluted with litter. The majority of this litter is made up of plastic bottles, plastic bags, and Styrofoam. This litter is called 'floatables' because the majority of it floats on the surface of the water creating an eyesore for the community. You can do your part by not littering and by assisting with stream cleanups during the stream cleanup season which runs from mid-October through mid-March each year.

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The Keep Grand Prairie Beautiful Community Garden program offers Grand Prairie residents and employees an opportunity to grow their own vegetables and develop their gardening skills. Seasonal Garden Gatherings are a great time to meet your fellow Community Gardeners! These gatherings focus on a variety of topics to help your garden thrive.

Compost is very import to the Community Garden program as it provides necessary nutrients for your plants to grow. Compost 101 is offered four times per year so that you can learn the basics of creating your own 'black gold.' The Master Composter class is held twice per year, once in the spring and once in the fall.

Opportunities are also available for volunteers who do not wish to be assigned a bed but would rather assist an entire garden with making compost or preparing beds.

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The Kirby Creek Nature Center’s Exhibition Garden is a collaborative effort of the City of Grand Prairie and Grand Prairie ISD. Kids work with an onsite environmental science instructor to learn about nature. Every elementary student in the district comes out to the garden at least once a year.

The vegetable garden is open twice a week. Volunteers help with planting, weeding, making compost and with the general upkeep of the garden.

Volunteers are required to go through a master composter class to participate. Details of the class can be found here >>> Composting and Gardening. The 20 hours of volunteer time that is required for certification can be earned at this garden.