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Hermit Thrush in Washington Square Park, Washington Square Park Eco Projects

We submit an annual report of the previous year’s wildlife survey to the NYC Parks Natural Resources Group by March 31st of the following year.

The CY 2021 Survey Report is here. We hope you enjoy the new format.

NYC Parks Research Permit Report 2019

NYC Parks Research Permit Report 2018

NYC Parks Research Permit Report 2017

NYC Parks Research Permit Report 2016

We host annual counts as part of City Nature Challenge. 2022 2021 2020 2018 2017


Biodiversity Counts in Your Greenspace

Would you like to collaborate with us? Through Local Nature Lab, we partner with green spaces in NYC to monitor biodiversity. For example, we conducted a long-term bird survey at the Naval Cemetery Landscape. Loyan Beausoleil investigated bird activity and species richness between June 2020 and May 2021–read her research paper.