85 total

Schoodic Institute publishes annual lists of research permits as part of our partnership with Acadia National Park. In collaboration with the National Park Service, we review and manage research and related communications, ensuring that science informs management and stewardship to protect park resources.

• Learn more about current and past research in Acadia.
• Learn more about conducting research in Acadia and obtaining a permit.

Wildlife & Biodiversity (26)

Forest bird monitoring
Aaron Weed, National Park Service, Northeast Temperate Network

Monitoring wildlife along utility corridor using wildlife cameras
Rebecca Cole-Will, Acadia National Park

Protecting White Nose Syndrome affected bat populations
Bik Wheeler, Acadia National Park

Use of the marine environment by brook trout in Stanley Brook
Matt O’Donnell, U.S. Geological Survey

eBird observations in Acadia National Park
Emma Albee, Schoodic Institute

iNaturalist observations in Acadia
Emma Albee, Schoodic Institute

Sea Watch: A citizen science monitoring project of Fall seabird migrations off Schoodic Point
Seth Benz, Schoodic Institute

Long-term monitoring of Fall raptor migrations
Seth Benz, Schoodic Institute

Biodiversity and phenology citizen science observations related to restoration and Wild Acadia
Seth Benz, Schoodic Institute

Conserving White Nose Syndrome affected bat populations
Joshua M. Guilbert, Biodiversity Research Institute

Federal Highway Administration project bat surveys
Joshua M. Guilbert, Biodiversity Research Institute

Mosquito surveillance
Charles Lubelczyk, Maine Health Institute for Research

Winter waterbirds in the Isle au Haut region
Glen Mittelhauser, Maine Natural History Observatory

Winter waterbirds of Acadia National Park: Testing new survey methods using a hierarchical modeling framework, and compiling historic survey records
Glen Mittelhauser, Maine Natural History Observatory

Bird sound recording to enhance bird ecology research
Laura Sebastianelli, Schoodic Notes: Bird Sounds of Acadia

Rewilding the night sky: Mitigating the costs of light pollution in protected areas
Michela Corsini, Boise State University

Acadia bat data management system
Timothy Divoll, Brown University

Seabird survey of Acadia National Park islands
John Anderson, College of The Atlantic

The impacts of precipitation frequency on juvenile body size in Eastern small-footed bats (Myotis leibii)
Chloe Meyer, College of The Atlantic

Coastal vernal pools in as breeding habitat for spotted salamanders (Ambystoma maculatum)
Stephen Ressel, College of The Atlantic

Quantifying food resource available to bats and birds at Acadia National Park
Pooja Panwar, Dartmouth College

Exploring genetic differentiation of marine and freshwater stickleback populations across North American East Coast latitudinal gradient
Craig Lowe, Duke University School of Medicine

How landscape ecology and human disturbance shape small mammal communities
Brittany Slabach, Trinity University

Threespine stickleback and cestode parasites in Maine waters
Evan Graham Hegeman, University of Connecticut

Parameterizing environmental DNA detection for the conservation of threatened turtles
Gregory LeClair, University of Maine

Field Research Experience in Ecology and Environmental Sciences (EES 217)
Hannah Mittelstaedt, University of Maine

Intertidal & Marine (19)

Rocky Intertidal Monitoring Program
Adam Kozlowski, National Park Service, Northeast Temperate Network

Elevation monitoring of salt marsh habitats
James Lynch, National Park Service, Northeast Region

Schoodic Education Adventure, Intertidal Exploration
Alexa Pezzano, Acadia National Park

Protect natural resources by developing plant gathering protocols with Indian Tribal Gatherers
Michelle Baumflek, USDA Forest Service, Southern Research Station

King tide & storm monitoring
Catherine Schmitt, Schoodic Institute

Marine-to-land subsidies in Acadia National Park’s Big Moose, Little Moose, and Pond Islands
Hannah Webber, Schoodic Institute

Project ASCO (Assessing Seaweed via Community Observations)
Hannah Webber, Schoodic Institute

Biodiversity of select soft sediment habitats of Acadia National Park
Hannah Webber, Schoodic Institute

Phenology of Jonah crab (Cancer borealis) appearance on Schoodic Peninsula
Hannah Webber, Schoodic Institute

Assessing eelgrass flowering density and seed maturity
Hannah Webber, Schoodic Institute

Improving coastal resiliency on St. Croix Island, Maine
Morgan Simms, EA Engineering, Science, and Technology, Inc.

Coastal engineering review of impacts of the causeway on the health of the coastal ecosystem of Otter Creek, Maine
Morgan Simms, EA Engineering, Science, and Technology, Inc.

Water monitoring at the Bar in Bar Harbor
Kaitlyn Armstrong, MDI Biological Laboratory

Understanding paleoceanographic proxies and site-specific calibrations using crustose coralline algae
Michele LaVigne, Bowdoin College

Marine microplastics in Acadia National Park
John Cigliano, Cedar Crest College

The effects of ocean acidification and climate change on temperate marine rocky intertidal communities
John Cigliano, Cedar Crest College

Clam recruitment and predation, and pH in intertidal mudflats
Chris Petersen, College of The Atlantic

Intertidal community assembly and dynamics: Integrating broad- scale regional variation in environmental forcing and benthic-pelagic coupling
Catherine Matassa, University of Connecticut

Experimental evolutionary cell biology using the Porphyra model system
Susan Brawley, University of Maine

Plants (15)

Forest health monitoring
Aaron Weed, National Park Service, Northeast Temperate Network

Northeast Forest Inventory and Analysis
Jeffrey Harriman, Maine Forest Service

Nature’s Notebook observations in Acadia National Park
Emma Albee, Schoodic Institute

Impacts of extreme climate events on tree regeneration in the Northern Forest
Nicholas Fisichelli, Schoodic Institute

Does enhancing genetic diversity increase the long-term success of subalpine-plant restorations under climate change?
Christopher Nadeau, Schoodic Institute

Monitoring climate change refugia using citizen science
Christopher Nadeau, Schoodic Institute

A seed bank germination study to predict future wetland vegetation in Great Meadow
Christopher Nadeau, Schoodic Institute

Wetland monitoring and invasive species suppression in Great Meadow and Bass Harbor Marsh
Christopher Nadeau, Schoodic Institute

Acadia Summit Restoration Project
Christopher Nadeau, Schoodic Institute

The New England Plant Conservation Program (2020- 2024)
Michael Piantedosi, Native Plant Trust

Seabirds and vegetation: Characterizing colony nesting habitat on outer Maine islands
Finley O’Connor, College of The Atlantic

Rare plant monitoring on Cadillac Mountain summit
Jill Weber, College of The Atlantic

Climate limits on tree germination, establishment, growth, and survival
Jay Wason, University of Maine

Exogenous and endogenous factors affecting persistence of Pinus banksiana in Acadia National Park
Jeff Licht, University of Massachusetts, Boston

Systematic analysis of Russula in spruce-fir habitats of Eastern North America
Chance Noffsinger, University of Tennessee Knoxville

Visitor Studies (10)

Acadia Carriage Road Visitor Use Study
Adam Gibson, Acadia National Park

Understanding visitor motivations in transportation decision-making
Laurel Shanks, Friends of Acadia

A qualitative exploration of the leadership journeys of Black women in the National Park Service
Earnestine Robinson, North Central University

Managing the new hiker: Characteristics, perceptions, and behavior trends among trail users in the Northeast
Jill Weiss, State University of New York College of Environmental Science and Forestry

How institutional context and emotions shape manager decisions to resist, accept, or direct change in transforming ecosystems: A cross-case study in four national parks
Julia Goolsby, University of Colorado Boulder

Dark Sky
Frederick Bianchi, Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Sound Analysis
Frederick Bianchi, Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Visitor mobility at the Visitor Center
Frederick Bianchi, Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Effectiveness of license plate readers
Frederick Bianchi, Worcester Polytechnic Institute

WPI/Acadia Trails Website
Frederick Bianchi, Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Freshwater & Air (7)

Freshwater wetland monitoring
Kathryn Miller, National Park Service, Northeast Temperate Network

Regional Lake Monitoring Network
Jeremy Deeds, Maine Department of Environmental Protection

The Dragonfly Mercury Project – engaging citizen scientists in monitoring mercury contamination in National Parks
Hannah Webber, Schoodic Institute

Assess water levels and vegetation in Great Meadow
Glen Mittelhauser, Maine Natural History Observatory

PFAS testing of watersheds surrounding MDI High School
Alexis Dabulewicz, MDI Biological Laboratory

Water samples from Acadia National Park lakes
Abigail Quinn, Bates College

Interpreting the extent and characteristics of microplastics pollution in Maine freshwater streams to guide a holistic mitigation strategy
Grace Johnson, University of Maine

Pests, diseases, & invasive species (6)

Emerald Ash Borer surveys using trap trees
Jesse Wheeler, Acadia National Park

Emerald Ash Borer survey and outreach
Jesse Wheeler, Acadia National Park

Southern pine beetle monitoring
Jesse Wheeler, Acadia National Park

Long-term monitoring of beech leaf disease (BLD)
Cameron McIntire, USDA Forest Service

Lure efficacy trial for the invasive browntail moth (Euproctis chrysorrhoea)
Angela Mech, University of Maine

Protecting coastal pitch pine in Acadia National Park by predicting southern pine beetle risk
Caroline Kanaskie, University of New Hampshire

Cultural resources (1)

Conduct non-invasive monitoring of archeology sites
Rebecca Cole-Will, Acadia National Park

Geology (1)

Schoodic Education Adventure, Soil Exploration
Alexa Pezzano, Acadia National Park