New York Parks
In the shadows of skyscrapers, and on the edges of a highly urbanized landscape, New York City's natural areas continue to support diverse plant and wildlife populations, including numerous rare, threatened and endangered species. Of 28,000 acres of NYC parkland, over 10,000 acres are composed of forest, woodland, freshwater wetland and salt marsh ecosystems -- all of which face a constant threat of encroachment and degradation from development, public works construction and other human impacts.
In 1984, Parks Commissioner Henry J. Stern founded the Natural Resources Group (NRG). NRG's team of biologists, natural resource managers, mapping scientists and restoration ecologists, develop and implement management programs for protection, acquisition, and restoration of the City's natural resources. NRG's missions include:
- Natural Resource Management
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Restoration and Monitoring
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Natural Resource Protection Policy
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Planning Natural Areas Acquisition
NRG has earned international recognition for its pioneering research in urban ecology restoration and management. NRG has received numerous awards, including the Society for Ecological Restoration's International Sperry Award, the National Wetlands Award, the Chevron - Times Mirror Magazine North America Conservation Prize, and the Nature Conservancy Oak Leaf Award. 
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