Citizen Science
Hands-on Participatory Science Workshop Offered March 4-6
by Hannah Webber Participatory sciences are advancing research, learning, and action across science fields. Sometimes called citizen or community science, […]
Exploring mushroom identification
story, images, and illustrations by Evelyn Dyer Maine experienced above-average rainfall this summer, which kept the days cooler than usual. […]
5 Ways to Be a Great Citizen Scientist
by Abby Bar During this field season, I have spent many hours working alongside citizen scientists for a variety of […]
In the den of sundew
story + photos by Ella Halbert This July, I found myself squashing through a bed of sphagnum moss in Schoodic […]
Moth Magic
story + photos by Catherine Schmitt It could be easy to mistake the insect for a flower, to mistake the […]
Wild turkeys on the rise
by Seth Benz + Kyle Lima If you’ve spent any time in Maine within the last decade, there’s a very […]
Dragonflies: The Canaries For Mercury In National Parks
from National Parks Traveler; written by Catherine Schmitt Editor’s note: Back in 2009 the University of Maine and the Schoodic […]
The ‘Us’ in Ecosystem
by Maya Pelletier This is a story about Maine’s rocky intertidal ecosystem. An ecosystem is a complex network of living […]
Public Invited To Help With Rockweed Science
Winter Harbor, Maine – Schoodic Institute scientists invite the public to join them in the intertidal zone from June to […]
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 […]