Field Notes - National Park Service

Author: National Park Service

“Field Notes (U.S. National Park Service).” National Park Service, U.S. Department of the Interior, https://www.nps.gov/im/ncbn/field-notes.htm.

1 Scientists use many tools to conduct and analyze their research. A field notebook is one of them. The data we collect at the Northeast Coastal and Barrier Network is from on-site, in the field visits to each of the parks within our network. This means a significant chunk of our data, including quantitative measurements and numbers and qualitative observations, are recorded by hand. A notebook is portable, customizable, and a record of how the field day went. What’s fun about them is that no two are ever the same! To show you an example of what a field notebook can look like, below are notes taken by a member of our team.

2 Big Egg Marsh, Gateway National Recreation Area

3 Jamaica Bay Unit, NY | June 22-23, 2021

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10 Miller Field, Gateway National Recreation Area

11 Staten Island Unit, NY | August 5, 2021

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16 Last updated: March 25, 2022

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