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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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Tree pests in Marsh-Billings-Rockefeller National Historical Park
by Catherine Schmitt Tree pests and diseases present a serious and growing threat to forests across national parks. From fungi […]
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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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Fall Education Programs with Acadia National Park
Acadia National Park will be offering 20 different K-12 virtual education programs for schools this fall. These interdisciplinary electronic field […]
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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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2020 Hawk Watch in Acadia National Park
The 26th year of observing migrating raptors as they fly over Acadia National Park has begun! Volunteer observers will be […]
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Small park, big climate
by Nick Fisichelli Acadia National Park includes about 50,000 acres of islands and peninsulas along the coast of Maine, with […]
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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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Second Century Stewardship request for fellowship proposals
The partners of Second Century Stewardship have announced the Request for Proposals for fellowships to support research in Acadia National […]
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Author Colin Woodard to speak on “The Lobster Coast”
Maine has been Wabanaki homeland for many thousands of years, a colony for 170 years, and a state for 200 […]