History

  This year, as part of the Landscape of Change project, we need everyone’s help documenting birds and pollinators (butterflies, […]

In the 1880s, the student naturalists of the Champlain Society surveyed the birds of Mount Desert Island during summer camping […]

For centuries, the diverse ecosystems of Mount Desert Island have provided an ideal setting for learning about the natural world […]

THIS PLACE is a mosaic of diverse landscapes and varied topography and climate, a unique mix of ocean islands and […]

This year for Citizen Science Month, we are renewing our charge to residents and visitors in the Downeast & Acadia […]

by Tessa Houston I spent summers at my grandparents’ house on Southport Island. I remember waking up and seeing a […]

Acadia National Park has a rich history of science, perhaps the most extensive legacy of study among early national parks. […]

Maine has been Wabanaki homeland for many thousands of years, a colony for 170 years, and a state for 200 […]

by Nick Fisichelli When I come into the office (not as often these days due to coronavirus restrictions), I sometimes […]

by Catherine Schmitt; photo by David Manski Natural stories are for everyone, and we need everyone to help create them. […]