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Research Permits

The New York City Section of Parks & Recreation welcomes employ of City-owned parklands for scientific research. Parks' personnel tin help researchers with site choice, logistics, and other facets of their research in NYC. In return, Parks benefits from research, especially that which helps us meliorate manage our recreational, cultural, and natural resources.

Activities Requiring a Research Permit

Any research conducted on lands managed by the Parks Section requires a Research Permit. Examples include observational surveys, soil sampling, vegetation plot sampling, insect collecting, bird banding and pocket-sized mammal trapping.

All activities on Metropolis parkland must be in accordance with Parks' Rules & Regulations. Research permits will not exist granted for projects in violation of these statutes. Please review all regulations prior to submitting your application, including Prohibited and Regulated Uses (§1-04 and §i-05).

Collection of soil, rocks, artifacts, plants or their parts, animals (including insects) or their nests or eggs, from NYC Parks is strictly regulated. Persons wishing to brand such collections inside Parks' property must receive special permission to do and so under a NYC Parks Research or Wildlife Permit. Earthworks, excavating, planting, installing stakes, fences, signs or other markers must too receive special permission under a NYC Parks Research Permit.

Additional Approvals Y'all May Need

Any research that involves pursuing, holding, capturing, or collecting wildlife (including invertebrates) must also be covered under a New York State Department of Environmental Conservation License to Collect and Possess. Yous may download a copy of their permit application. Please send this application to New York Land December, non to Parks.

In add-on, if your research involves pursuing, holding, capturing, or collecting mammals, birds, amphibians, reptiles or fish, or will affect mammals or birds in any manner, you must receive approving from your arrangement's Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee (IACUC), if ane exists. For information on the IACUC, visit IACUC.org.

Applying for a Inquiry Permit

To utilise for a NYC Parks Enquiry Permit you lot must fill up out an application form, available online, or through US Mail. Y'all may asking a hard copy awarding by writing to the accost below or emailing Research.Permits@parks.nyc.gov.

Your permit awarding will be reviewed by a panel of scientists, park managers, and other personnel for scientific merit, potential for damage of park resources, and potential benefit to park resource. After the review catamenia, you will exist notified whether your awarding has been canonical. Please let upwards to lx (60) days from the submission appointment of your completed awarding for processing.

Submit the NYC Parks Research Permit Online Application Now

Conducting Inquiry in NYC Parks with a Research Permit

If your application has been approved, you will be required to notify the management of the site(south) where yous will be conducting inquiry 48 hours prior to whatsoever research activities.

If you demand to park a vehicle on NYC Parks' property or drive on such property, you must receive a separate Parking or Vehicle Access Let from the management of the park where your inquiry is sited.

If you plan to install traps, stakes, signs or other markers, wild animals cameras or any other equipment, each piece of equipment must be marked as follows: "NYC Parks' Research Permit # _____." (Fill in the number of your allow).

If yous request utilise of information endemic by Parks, y'all must agree to and sign a Information-Sharing Agreement.

You volition also be required to provide Parks with an annual written report of your research activities and a copy of all data nerveless by January 31st of the year following the permit twelvemonth, to be used for direction purposes only.

Publications resulting from the employ of City parkland must acknowledge the New York City Department of Parks & Recreation. Electronic copies of publications including theses and dissertations generated from this work must be submitted to enquiry.permits@parks.nyc.gov.

Permits expire on December 31st of each year. If in that location are no changes to your research programme, yous may asking a allow renewal without completing a new application. Renewal is contingent upon submission of the annual report.

Any damage to NYC Parks' resource must be repaired or mitigated. For example, all soil pits must be refilled and markings must exist removed within one calendar month of completion of enquiry. Any severe damage to soils, vegetation, or property may require more extensive remediation.

For boosted data nearly research permits, please due east-mail enquiry.permits@parks.nyc.gov.

For Paper Copies of Awarding Forms Contact

City of New York, Department of Parks and Recreation
NYC Urban Field Station
431 Walter Reed Route
Fort Totten Cluster #two, Box #12
Bayside, NY 11359-1137

or electronic mail Research.Permits@parks.nyc.gov