Please contact the park s Research and Collecting Permit Office to obtain information on any needed access permits. Research products and deliverables Researchers working in NPS areas are required to complete an NPS Investigator s Annual Report form for each year of the permit, including the final year. The NPS maintains a system enabling researchers to use the Internet to complete and submit the Investigator s Annual Report. NPS staff will contact permit holders near the beginning of each calendar year to request the prior year s report and explain how to access and use the system. Investigator s Annual Reports are used to consistently document accomplishments of research conducted in parks.
Principal investigators are responsible for the content of their reports.
NPS staff will not modify reports received unless requested to do so by the principal investigator responsible for the report . Additional deliverables may be required of studies involving NPS funding or participation. This law also requires that research be conducted in a manner that poses no threat to park resources or public enjoyment. National Park Service Management Policies state that research activities that might disturb resources or visitors, that require the waiver of any regulation, or that involve the collection of specimens may be allowed only pursuant to terms and conditions of an appropriate permit. The information you submit in your Application for a Scientific Research and Collecting Permit will be used by park managers to determine whether or not to issue you a Scientific Research and Collecting Permit.