Marine Ecology

October 22, 2020

Learning from the tundra

Story + photos by Hayes Henderson, Seasonal Ecology Technician ’20 The land points out towards the open ocean. As I […]

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October 9, 2020

On the mysterious appearance of Jonah crabs at Schoodic Point

story + photos by Shannon O’Brien Come September, the spittlebugs have disappeared from roadsides; the deer have grown velvety antlers […]

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September 24, 2020

High tech, low tech rockweed

Story and photos by Catherine Schmitt Cover photo (above) courtesy Nearview, LLC North Lubec, Maine – The sun rose gold […]

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September 10, 2020

Schoodic Summer Shorts

Our science continues, despite many challenges brought on by a global pandemic. Because so many campus events had to be […]

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September 2, 2020

We see stars: a call to (five) arms, from Schoodic to Stonington

Thank you to everyone who contributed to this effort, helping to add 96 sea star observations to iNaturalist! Both Asterias […]

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July 9, 2020

The 2020 field season is underway

The field season has begun! The Schoodic Institute Science & Education team welcomed two ecology technicians who started work on […]

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July 8, 2020

Hannah Webber’s many questions

Women of Acadia’s Intertidal Zone story + photos by Catherine Schmitt Before we even get to the water, Hannah Webber […]

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close up of a bumble bee on the center of a flower
May 20, 2020

Small Reflections on World Bee Day

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

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March 18, 2020

Another Day in the Field: Cobscook Bay

by Jackie Florman, 2019 Intern, Colby College The morning light had just begun to dust our campsite with a hazy, […]

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March 18, 2020

Summer Reverie with Intern Sally Burke

Sally Burke, 2019 Colby College Intern, worked on a plethora of different projects last summer, ranging from seed and sapling […]

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