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Natural Resources Group Publications

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.

Download the Native Species Planting Guide

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

Annual Reports Size
2000 Annual Report web page, not a PDF —
2001 Annual Report 1.7 MB
2002 Annual Report 2.2 MB
2003 Annual Report 1.8 MB
Seasonal Summary Reports  
1994 - 2001 Forest Restoration Summary 10 KB
2002 Spring Season Summary 119 KB
2002 Fall Season Summary 74 KB
2003 Spring Season Summary 32 KB
2003 Fall Season Summary 25 KB
2004 Spring Season Summary 36 KB
2004 Fall Season Summary 31 KB
2005 Spring Season Summary 37 KB
2005 Fall Season Summary 33 KB
2006 Spring Season Summary 35 KB
2006 Fall Season Summary 91 KB
2007 Spring Season Summary 35 KB
2007 Fall Season Summary 60 KB
2008 Spring Season Summary 84 KB
2008 Fall Season Summary 82 KB
2009 Spring Season Summary 138 KB
2009 Fall Season Summary 600 KB
2010 Spring Season Summary 457 KB
2010 Fall Season Summary 484 KB

Nature Notes

Volume and Issue Number Size
Volume 3, Issue 1 Winter 2009 187 KB
Volume 2, Issue 1 Winter 2008 1.1 MB
Volume 1, Issue 2 Winter 2006 2.2 MB
Volume 1, Issue 1 Spring 2006 2.2 MB

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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