Sponsor an Acoustic Research Station
Help power NYC’s bat conservation by sponsoring the research stations that makes this project possible.
Beginning in 2026, Gotham Bat Conservancy will annually deploy a network of acoustic research stations across New York City to record the ultrasonic calls of our native bats. These detectors allow us to understand species distribution, habitat use, migration, and long-term trends in the NYC urban landscape.
Now, you can directly support this work by sponsoring an acoustic research station. Whether you’re an individual donor or an organization looking to make an environmental impact, your sponsorship helps us expand high-quality research and community science throughout NYC.
For Individuals
Support a Rotating Seasonal Monitoring Station
Sponsor a Rotating Research Station — $500
Individuals can sponsor one of GBC’s rotating research stations, which move between parks, greenways, waterfronts, and potential bat sanctuary sites. Your sponsorship directly supports fieldwork, data collection, analysis, & storage, and discovery of the bats of NYC.
Benefits:
Assigned rotating station for the season
Station summary with species list, activity highlights, and spectrogram snapshots
Habitat notes for the assigned site
Digital sponsorship certificate
Recognition on the GBC website as Your Station’s Sponsor
Corporate Sponsorship
Sponsor a Long-Term Acoustic Research Station
$5,000 / year
Corporate partners can support one of GBC’s long-term, stationary acoustic research stations, sites that remain in place year after year, providing high-value, long-term data for our modeling and for conservation planning.
This sponsorship supports rigorous research at a single park, sanctuary, or green space and helps fund analysis through the our Bioacoustics Lab.
Your Sponsorship Supports:
Annual maintenance of the monitoring station
Batteries, SD cards, and equipment servicing
Field visits by biologists and technicians
Data processing & secure storage
Annual bat activity & species reports
Habitat assessments connected to the station
Corporate Sponsor Benefits:
Corporate name listed on the station’s profile on the GBC website
Annual Station Report including:
Species detected
Activity patterns
Spectrogram highlights
Habitat notes
Conservation recommendations
Company logo featured in GBC’s Gotham City Project Field & Research Report
Social media announcement thanking the company
Two private employee bat walks (spring and summer)
Permission to use the “GBC Corporate Conservation Partner” badge