Citizen Science

July 24, 2022

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 […]

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three-leaved plants with white flowers grow on the edge of an ocean cliff
July 3, 2022

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 […]

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June 30, 2022

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 […]

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June 26, 2022

Schoodic Signals: Green Crab

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

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June 19, 2022

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 […]

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View of the ground and a plant with brownish green leaves
June 11, 2022

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 […]

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June 6, 2022

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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Spring peeper, a tiny brown frog, sits in a wetland on some rocks.
June 4, 2022

Schoodic Signals: Spring Peeper

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

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May 29, 2022

Schoodic Signals: Jack Pine

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

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May 22, 2022

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 […]

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