Climate Change
![Rocks and trees on the summit of Cadillac on a foggy day.](https://schoodicinstitute.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/20220527_092557-600x320.jpg)
Restoring the summit: 2022 update
story + photos by Catherine Schmitt The long-running effort to restore the summits of Cadillac and other mountains continues. Decades […]
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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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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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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 […]
![a chart showing an increase in average temperature in Acadia from 42 to 46 degrees, with future increases to 48 or 54 degrees depending on decisions about emission reductions](https://schoodicinstitute.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/2022ParkProjections_Choices_ACAD_en_title_lg-600x320.jpg)
Our Changing National Parks
As our climate changes, national parks are changing, too. Since the National Park Service was created in 1916, all but […]
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Sand Beach in Winter
story + photos by Catherine Schmitt Snow covers the sand dune, except for the blond tips of beach grass which […]
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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. […]
![View of the tundra. Bare rock and crusting lichen and plants in foreground with evergreens and omnous cloudy sky in background.](https://schoodicinstitute.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/1adryas_IMG_4496-scaled-e1643904153334-600x320.jpg)
Sensing Change in the Tundra
Schoodic Institute Press Release Encircling the polar region of the northern hemisphere, the Arctic tundra is home to numerous Indigenous […]
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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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Climate change means difficult decisions in Acadia
by Catherine Schmitt Early in the morning on Wednesday, June 9, rain began to fall. It had been hot, and […]