Landscape of Change
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Moth Magic
story + photos by Catherine Schmitt It could be easy to mistake the insect for a flower, to mistake the […]
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Citizen science in the Great Meadow Wetland
by Catherine Schmitt and Seth Benz If you are rolling down the boardwalk of the Jesup Path this summer and […]
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Sea to Trees: Episode 2
story by Olivia Milloway Sea to Trees is a podcast that tells the stories of the science happening in and […]
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New research shows dramatic declines in Acadia National Park winter bird populations
WINTER HARBOR, MAINE – Acadia National Park’s winter bird populations have declined by nearly half since 1971, according to a […]
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Sharp-shinned Rascals
In the September nor-westers also fly Hawks, sometimes in veritable companies. Evil little sharp-shinned rascals flap and sail through the […]
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Fall is changing in Acadia
story + photos by Catherine Schmitt Some day not too long ago, the chitter of swifts and the ring of […]
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Late summer shorebirds
by Catherine Schmitt, Kyle Lima, & Seth Benz Shorebird migration is upon us, as the plovers, sandpipers, and other sand- […]
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Landscape of change: Year one results
by Catherine Schmitt, Kyle Lima, Seth Benz, and Peter Nelson Launched on April 19, 2021, Landscape of Change is a […]
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Five Years of Crowdsourcing Biodiversity Data
by Seth Benz At Schoodic Institute, we believe that science is for everyone, and that everyone can contribute to science. […]
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BioBlitz Thursdays at Sieur de Monts
A BioBlitz is an event that focuses on finding and identifying species within a certain area within a particular time. […]