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Overview must include a detailed description of the scope of research, anticipated start-of-research and end-of-research dates and whether there is intent to publicize project findings in any manner.  For animal/wildlife and/or environmental/habitat related projects, a detailed site plan is required.  Learn more here.
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A Certificate of Insurance OR waiver is required for all research projects.  To learn more about this requirement, .  Upload your Certificate of Insurance or waiver above. If submitting a waiver, please complete our waiver , Then sign it, scan it and upload above.
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Please note:
Rates such as but not limited to program fees and facility rental fees, may apply.

The ¿ì²¥ÊÓƵ reserves the right to use data collected from this research for areas such as, but not limited to, park district programming and marketing efforts.

Researchers with outstanding or unpaid fines and/or monetary damages assessed from previous permitted (or non-permitted) work will not be issued permit extensions or permits for new work until the outstanding assessments are paid in full.

For questions, contact us:
cpd.researchaccess@chicagoparkdistrict.com