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Welcome 2021 Technicians and Interns
by Hannah Webber, Marine Ecology Director First fireflies over Rockefeller field. First ripe blackberries on the Alder Trail. First meteor […]

Welcome to Development Coordinator Susi Acord
Schoodic Institute at Acadia National Park is pleased to announce the appointment of Susi Acord as Development Coordinator. In her […]

Birding for science on National Trails Day
story + photos by Catherine Schmitt There is a long history of people watching and listening to birds on Mount […]

Help us study and celebrate Acadia’s biodiversity
Acadia National Park’s forests, lakes, and coasts are changing. They are already measurably different than they were when the park […]

Getting on with the show on Cadillac Mountain
An update on the Cadillac Mountain Summit Restoration effort story + photos by Catherine Schmitt Over the centuries, the highest […]

Science in the invisible present
by Nick Fisichelli Reading stories on our website or following our social media posts may have you wondering, Why is […]

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

New hybrid learning grant from National Park Foundation
Acadia National Park and Schoodic Institute are among 32 parks and park partners to receive an Open OutDoors for Kids Hybrid […]

The moths of April
by Catherine Schmitt Acadia National Park and Mount Desert Island have a rich legacy of science, from ancestral knowledge of […]

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