Climate Change
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 […]
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: 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 […]
Our Changing National Parks
As our climate changes, national parks are changing, too. Since the National Park Service was created in 1916, all but […]
Sand Beach in Winter
story + photos by Catherine Schmitt Snow covers the sand dune, except for the blond tips of beach grass which […]
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. […]
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 […]
2022 Acadia Winter Festival
Update: Friday’s events have been cancelled due to a winter storm watch. WINTER HARBOR – Schoodic Institute at Acadia National […]
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 […]