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Featured Publication: Native Species Planting Guide
NYC Parks is pleased to release the 3rd version of the Native Species Planting Guide for New York City. This guide, in compliance with Local Law 11 of 2013, lists all of the native plants of New York City. It's an excellent resource both for those planting in natural areas who must use the plants listed, as well as for anyone who wishes to further incorporate the use of native plants in their sustainable designs.
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Natural Resources Group Publications
All files below are in PDF format and require Adobe Acrobat Reader unless otherwise noted.
Publication Name |
Size |
Strategies for Managing NYC’s Streams |
13.5 MB |
Harlem River Watershed Appendix |
28.6 MB |
Harlem River Watershed and Natural Resources Management Plan for the Bronx (2020) - English |
24 MB |
Harlem River Watershed and Natural Resources Management Plan for the Bronx (2020) - Spanish |
11.2 MB |
North Shore of Staten Island Habitat Restoration and Green Infrastructure Plan (2020) |
12.7 MB |
The Value of Native Plants (2019) |
0.3 MB |
Native Species Planting Guide for New York City, 3rd Edition (2019) |
64.1 MB |
Tibbetts Brook Wetland Restoration: Conceptual Plan (2018) |
5.6 MB |
Salt Marsh Restoration Design Guidelines (2018) |
6.3 MB |
Species Least Preferred by Deer (2018) |
0.5 MB |
Common Ground: Art, Data and Ecology at New York State Field Stations (2018) |
3.5 MB |
Alley Creek Watershed Management Plan - Executive Summary (2015) |
28.6 MB |
Alley Creek Watershed Management Plan (2015) |
86.7 MB |
Guidelines to Urban Forest Restoration (2014) |
12.7 MB |
Research Permits Report (2013) |
2.5 MB |
Wetland Assessment and Monitoring Protocol Development for NYC (2010) |
9.6 MB |
Urban Wetlands Workshop Summary (2010) |
0.6 MB |
Bronx River Ecological Restoration and Management Plan (2006) |
19.1 MB |
A Guide to the Birds of Queens (1990) |
5.1 MB |
Birds of Riverdale Park and Wave Hill, Bronx, New York (1988) |
1.0 MB |
Forest Park, Queens, New York: A Guide to the Natural Areas (1993) |
4.5 MB |
Forests of New York City (1995) |
5.2 MB |
Freshwater Wetlands of New York City (1991) |
4.8 MB |
Gardening with New York City Native Plants (2006) |
3.0 MB |
Kissena Park, The Wild Side: A Guide to its Natural Areas (1988) |
2.9 MB |
Salt Marshes of New York City (1990) |
4.9 MB |
Staten Island Natural Areas (1991) |
4.7 MB |
The Country in the City: New York's Natural Parklands (1987) |
10.2 MB |
The Gerritsen Creek Nature Trail: Marine Park, Brooklyn, New York (1986) |
2.9 MB |
The John Kieran Nature Trail: Van Cortlandt Park, Bronx, New York (1987) |
3.8 MB |
The Kazimiroff Nature Trail: Pelham Bay Park, Bronx, New York (1989) |
3.6 MB |
Udalls Park Preserve, Queens, New York: A Guide to the Natural Areas (1990) |
4.2 MB |
Wolfe's Pond Park, Staten Island, New York: A Guide to the Natural Areas (1990) |
4.4 MB |
Forest Restoration Group
Nature Notes
Ecological Assessments (Entitation Reports)
Park Name and Year of Report |
Size |
Alley Pond Park, 1987 |
6.7 MB |
Arbutus Creek, 1989 |
448 KB |
Blood Root Valley, 2011-2012 |
3.2 MB |
Brant Point, 1988 |
232 KB |
Brust Park, 2007 |
314 KB |
Claremont Park, 2011 |
2.7 MB |
Conference House Park, 2014 |
851 KB |
Crotona Park, 2011 |
2 MB |
Cunningham Park, 1988 |
3.2 MB |
Deere Park, 2011 |
6.3 MB |
East River Lagoons, 1990 |
644 KB |
Ewen Park, 2007 |
408 KB |
Ferry Point Park, 2011 |
1.9 MB |
Forest Park, 1988 |
4.9 MB |
Four Sparrow Marsh, 1989 |
348 KB |
Frank S. Hackett Park, 2007 |
374 KB |
Givans Creek Woods, 2007 |
591 KB |
Henry Hudson Park, 2007 |
359 KB |
Highbridge Park, 2005 |
9.7 MB |
Highland Park, 2012 |
2.1 MB |
High Rock Park, 2008 |
1 MB |
Inwood Hill Park, 1989 |
830 KB |
Kissena Park, 1986 |
3.3 MB |
Long Pond Park, 2014 |
529 KB |
Mosholu Parkway, 2011 |
3.4 MB |
North Brother Island, 1989 |
504 KB |
Pelham Bay Park Volume I, 1986 |
8.3 MB |
Pelham Bay Park Volume II, 2007 |
2.3 MB |
Powell's Cove Park, 1988 |
425 KB |
Pugsley Creek Park, 2006 |
2.6 MB |
Raoul Wallenberg Forest, 2005 |
574 KB |
Reed's Basket Willow Swamp, 2011-2012 |
2.7 MB |
Ridgewood Reservoir, 2005 |
670 KB |
Riverdale Park, 2012 |
3.0 MB |
Seton Falls Park, 2007 |
511 KB |
Soundview Park, 2006 |
3.0 MB |
Spring Creek Park, 1988 |
370 KB |
Spuyten Duyvil Shorefront Park, 2007 |
473 KB |
Udall's Cove, 1987 |
1.1 MB |
University Woods, 2007 |
379 KB |
Van Cortlandt Park, 1988 |
6.7 MB |
Vinmont Veteran Park, 2011 |
1.3 MB |
Willowbrook Park, 2011 |
379 KB |
Wolfe's Pond, 1990 |
2.6 MB |
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