by Shannon O’Brien
A slow spring has unfurled into summer, and with that, we welcome a full seasonal team of early-career professionals to the Schoodic Institute campus to take on intern, technician, and fellow roles.
Current college students come as interns for several weeks over the summer, ready to develop their research skills in scientific research, from long field days collecting data to identifying a pattern in the numbers to tell a story about their work. Recent college graduates join us for several months as technicians to sharpen their skills, gaining experience in new environments from the intertidal zone to mountain summits. The fellows have been here since early spring, and now, they are gearing up for long summer workdays collecting data, documenting stories, and engaging curious visitors and students.
Collectively, the group of 10 early-career professionals (we call them ECPs) is already working to monitor invasive and native plants, count clam siphon holes, and scamper across Acadia’s terrain and beyond to collect data and learn something new.
You can follow along with their adventures on our Facebook and Instagram, as well as through our web stories and monthly eNewsletter. Look out for updates through the weekly #FieldworkFriday social media post, and keep an eye out for our high-visibility vests in the park if you visit.
A. Claire Wiley, Ecology Field Technician
B. Sophia Kuzminski, Ecology Field Technician
C. Connor Nordmann, Gero Fellow in Environmental Science Education
D. Iris Petrin, Science Research Summer Intern
E. Grace Bramer, Science Research Summer Intern
F. Tiegan Paulson, Gero Fellow in Science Communication
G. Isabel Parada, Restoration Field Technician
H. Victoria Peguri, Restoration Field Technician
I. Gracelyn O’Connell, Restoration Field Technician
J. Max Chalfin-Jacobs, Gero Fellow in Science Research