2020 Acadia National Park Science Symposia
Session 1. An overview of research in the park in 2020 October 21, 2020 (link to recording)
Session 2. Monitoring change in Acadia National Park January 14, 2021 (link to recording)
Speakers:
- Wildlife monitoring in Acadia National Park (Bik Wheeler)
- Forest monitoring in Acadia National Park (Camilla Seirup)
- Changing lake ecology in Acadia (Jasmine Saros)
- Living on the edge: intertidal monitoring (Hannah Webber)
Posters, etc.:
Monitoring changes in community structure due to coastal acidification and warming in the rocky intertidal with citizen scientists (John Cigliano)
Vertical habitat gradients: Comparing seasonal dynamics of chlorophyll a fluorescence in lakes driven by dissolved organic carbon concentration (Matthew J. Farragher, Vaclava Hazukova, William G. Gawley, Jasmine E Saros).
What about arsenic? (Anna Farrell)
Researcher uses freshwater puddles to study climate change (Chris Nadeau)
Session 3. Workshop: Early career opportunities and internships in Acadia (link to recording)
Wednesday, January 27, 2021, 12-2 pm
Speakers:
- Kate Petrie, National Park Service
- Stephanie Clement, Friends of Acadia
- Sarah Hooper, Schoodic Institute
- Sabrina Morano, UMaine Conservation Science NRT Program
Session 4. Adapting to the Future (link to recording)
Thursday, February 25, 2021, 12-2 pm
- Jesse Wheeler, National Park Service
- Nicholas Fisichelli, Schoodic Institute
- Brian Henkel, Friends of Acadia
- Lydia Horne, University of Maine
Posters, etc.:
Microclimates: little locations with enormous value (Chris Nadeau)
Confronting our changing winters (Sarah Nelson)
Leaf peeping for science (Stephanie Spera)
Session 5. Wabanaki knowledge, perspectives, and science in Acadia (link to recording)
Friday, March 19, 2021, 12-2 pm
- Suzanne Greenlaw, citizen of Houlton Band of Maliseet Indians and PhD candidate in the School of Forest Resources, University of Maine
- Michelle Baumflek, Research Biologist, US Forest Service
- Kyle Lolar, Panawahpskek (Penobscot Nation)
- Bonnie Newsom, (Penobscot Nation), Assistant Professor of Anthropology, Faculty Associate, Climate Change Institute, University of Maine
- Donald Soctomah, Tribal Historic Preservation Officer, Passamaquoddy Tribe
- Rebecca Cole-Will, Resource Management Program Manager, Acadia National Park
Session 6. Workshop on research permits, reporting, data sharing, and science communication (link to recording)
Tuesday, April 27, 2021, 12-2 pm
- Emma Albee, Science Information Specialist, Schoodic Institute
- Katharine Ruskin, Lecturer and Undergraduate Coordinator, University of Maine
- Patrick Kark, Visual Information Specialist, Acadia National Park
- Catherine Schmitt, Science Communication Specialist, Schoodic Institute
Session 1 recording: