Citizen Science

What’s going on with the cardinals?
story + photos by Seth Benz Recently a summer resident of Winter Harbor wondered if something might be happening with […]

What we can learn from three-toothed cinquefoil
by Olivia Milloway; photos by Catherine Schmitt If you’ve spent time on the Schoodic Peninsula, you’ve likely seen members of […]

Public invited to help with rockweed science
Media release Schoodic Institute scientists invite the public to join them in the intertidal zone to collect data about rockweed […]

Schoodic Signals: Green Crab
by Olivia Milloway with photos by Josh Miner As their name suggests, European green crabs (Carcinus maena) are native to […]

Schoodic Signals: Spotted Salamander
by Olivia Milloway In late April 2022, Schoodic Institute’s Science Engagement Coordinator Shannon O’Brien led a group of students from […]

Schoodic Signals: Wild Sarsaparilla
by Olivia Milloway If you take a walk through the forests of the Schoodic Peninsula in June, you’ll likely see […]

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 […]

Schoodic Signals: Spring Peeper
by Catherine Schmitt; photo by Isobel Smith This small frog is tan or brown, or gray (color changes depending on […]

Schoodic Signals: Jack Pine
by Catherine Schmitt Do you know the Jack Pine? The southernmost Jack Pine woodlands can be found in Acadia National […]

Schoodic Signals of Biodiversity
by Shannon O’Brien and Catherine Schmitt Today is the International Day for Biological Diversity. Here on the Schoodic Peninsula, we […]