Citizen Science

An Offering of Frogs
by Marisa Monroe, Acadia Science Fellow I held my phone up to a silent forest, a tangle of black spruce, […]

Citizen Science Toolkit Now Available
by Hannah Webber Engaging more people in science is exciting and fun, especially when they come from diverse backgrounds. But […]

We’re All Naturalists at Sieur de Monts
by Suzannah Buzzell “Welcome to Sieur de Monts” I say, handing out yellow vests to the current Earthwatch team. This […]

Bogs, moss, and boardwalk thoughts
by Sekou Noble-Kuchera I often have realizations when walking on boardwalks. One afternoon, noticing the damp moss lining the Orono […]

Lessons from the mud
by Zoe Brumbaugh, Scientists-in-Parks Intern It’s sunrise, approaching 5 a.m. Your brain is finally starting to wake up after the […]

Pursuing a career in participatory sciences, from Florida to Maine
story and photos by Stephanie Letourneau, Scientists in Parks Intern “It’s happening…”, I thought to myself as I walked up […]

See a toad on the road in Acadia? Let us know!
Fall can be a rainy time in Acadia, prompting toads, frogs, and other amphibians to move about the landscape. Caught […]

Moths Matter!
by Kyle Lima Across Mount Desert Island, 467 species of butterflies and moths (Lepidoptera) have been documented by users of […]

Schoodic Signals: Lingonberry
story + photos by Trevor Grandin Adages from Shakespeare’s library of classical works are everywhere in the modern day. The […]

Why celebrate insects on World Migratory Bird Day?
by Trevor Grandin World Migratory Bird Day marks the ceremonial return of birds to their respective regions during spring and […]