Citizen Science

February 28, 2022

Cadillac Mountain Hawk Watch 2021

by Seth Benz 2021 marked the 27th year of the Hawk Watch atop Cadillac Mountain at Acadia National Park.  This […]

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January 27, 2022

Sampling, Monitoring, Researching, Teaching

A full season of science and learning in 2021 by Hannah Webber and Nick Fisichelli Schoodic Institute technicians and interns […]

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January 21, 2022

Job Openings for Ecology Field Technicians

We are looking to fill three temporary, full time Field Technician positions for the upcoming 2022 season starting May 31st […]

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January 13, 2022

2022 Acadia Winter Festival

Update: Friday’s events have been cancelled due to a winter storm watch. WINTER HARBOR – Schoodic Institute at Acadia National […]

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A crow in flight with water in background.
January 10, 2022

Christmas Bird Count Totals

by Seth Benz This was the 53rd year for this count, an extensive record made possible by the work of […]

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September 9, 2021

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. […]

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September 7, 2021

2021 Sea Watch at Schoodic Point

story + photos by Seth Benz Amy Kopec, Schoodic Institute’s 2021 Sea Watch technician, arrives at Schoodic Point just as […]

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September 3, 2021

Yellow, September!

by Catherine Schmitt If months had a color, September would be yellow, thanks to the sunflowers, yarrow, and especially the […]

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July 30, 2021

All About Arsenic project adapts during the pandemic

by Bill Zoellick Karen Bieluch of Dartmouth College and I recently collaborated with Anna Farrell, Jane Disney, and others on […]

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An array of 24 moth images
July 22, 2021

The changing – and unchanging – moths of Acadia

by Catherine Schmitt | cover image by David Manski This week is National Moth Week. At Schoodic Institute, we’ve been […]

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