Gateway National Recreation Area Open House

Contact: Daphne Yun, 917 282 9393

Middletown, NJ: The National Park Service (NPS) invites you to attend a public open house to learn more about a proposed White-tailed Deer Management Plan for the Sandy Hook Unit of Gateway National Recreation Area.

NPS will host this public meeting at the Sandy Hook Chapel, located at 35 Hartshorne Drive in the Sandy Hook Unit of Gateway National Recreation Area, on Thursday, April 23, 2026, from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. EDT. The open house will provide an opportunity to learn about deer-related impacts on the park, to discuss this information with the NPS team, and to provide written comments. Since this is an open house, there will be no formal presentation or recording.

To learn more about the proposed plan and how to attend the meeting, visit the project website at https://parkplanning.nps.gov/projectHome.cfm?projectID=135811.

Gateway National Recreation Area is in the early stages of developing a White-tailed Deer Management Plan for the Sandy Hook Unit. As part of the planning process, the NPS is currently gathering information regarding impacts on park resources and visitor experiences in the Sandy Hook Unit related to white-tailed deer.

Written comments will be accepted beginning April 23, 2026, at the project website, via email ([email protected]) or via mail at: Superintendent, Gateway National Recreation Area, 210 New York Avenue, Staten Island, NY 10305. All comments must be received or post marked by 11:59 p.m. EDT on May 23, 2026.

Commenters should be aware that their entire comment, including personal identifying information, may be made publicly available at any time. While commentors may ask that their personal identifying information be withheld from public view, NPS cannot guarantee this.

About Gateway National Recreation Area

Gateway National Recreation Area is a large, diverse urban park with 27,000 acres spanning three boroughs and two states, New York and New Jersey. Gateway offers green spaces, beaches, wildlife and outdoor recreation, along with historic structures and cultural landscapes. It is the fifth most visited National Park Service unit, attracting more than 9.2 million visitors annually. For more information about Gateway, visit www.nps.gov/gate. Follow Gateway on social media - Facebook, Twitter and Instagram, @GatewayNPS.