Forest Ecology

In the pines with Caroline Kanaskie
by Catherine Devine, photos by Catherine Schmitt Caroline Kanaskie hiked up Dorr Mountain with an even gate. It was clear […]

In the den of sundew
story + photos by Ella Halbert This July, I found myself squashing through a bed of sphagnum moss in Schoodic […]

Extreme Trees – how do you manage the future forest?
by Catherine Devine, photos by Catherine Schmitt Stretching from Maine through New York, the Northern Forest is home to 2.3 […]

Fewer deer and invasive plants make for healthy park forests
New study analyzes condition of forests in 39 Eastern national parks Most forests in national parks in the eastern United […]

What a climate station can teach us about Acadian forests
by Olivia Milloway In July of 2021, a group of teachers from Maine, Vermont, and New Hampshire traded in their […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]