News

August 31, 2020

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 […]

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August 11, 2020

Peter Nelson appointed as Forest Ecology Director

Schoodic Institute at Acadia National Park is pleased to announce the appointment of Peter Nelson as Forest Ecology Director. Nelson […]

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August 3, 2020

Cadillac Mountain Hawk Watch: After 25 years, some trends emerge

by Seth Benz 2019 marked the 25th year of the Hawk Watch atop Cadillac Mountain at Acadia National Park, carried […]

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July 30, 2020

A Quarantine Bird Checklist

by Seth Benz For the past four years, Laura Sebastianelli has been coming to Schoodic Institute during the month of […]

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Three different patterned moths on a white sheet
July 27, 2020

Acadia’s “Moth Man”

Since 2016, Frank Distefano aka “Moth Man” has documented moths with photography, contributing the images to a global database of […]

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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 9, 2020

Birds are here. You can be, too!

Book some quality bird time and stay in historic Rockefeller Hall on the Schoodic Institute campus this special summer! Discover […]

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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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July 7, 2020

New research publication on the Dragonfly Mercury Project

The foundational work on the Dragonfly Mercury Project was published today in the journal, Environmental Science & Technology, “A national-scale […]

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A park ranger holds up a crab and sea urchin.
July 6, 2020

Virtual Field Trips with Acadia National Park Rangers

Schoodic Institute and Acadia National Park present a series of free, virtual field trips for learners of all ages. What […]

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