Science

April 29, 2021

The moths of April

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

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April 26, 2021

Planning for climate change in the national parks

The National Park Service recently published Planning for a Changing Climate: Climate-Smart Planning and Management in the National Park Service. […]

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April 19, 2021

Landscape of Change

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

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April 13, 2021

COVID-19 impacts on the national parks

National Park Service and partner organization staff studying effects of the Coronavirus pandemic found wide variations in park visitation, fewer […]

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April 13, 2021

New Second Century Stewardship Fellows selected

Three scientists have been awarded fellowships to conduct research in Acadia National Park as part of Second Century Stewardship, an […]

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April 12, 2021

Working together to protect a changing Acadia

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

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April 2, 2021

Anticipating the arrival of April warblers

story + photos by Seth Benz April harkens the return of the warbler vanguard. On the Schoodic Peninsula, records indicate […]

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April 1, 2021

2021 Citizen Science Month Challenge

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

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March 15, 2021

Where lichen grow to great heights

Across northern Alaska, where the forest gives way to scattered dwarf trees and shrubs across a vast tundra, much of […]

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March 14, 2021

Send us your Fox Sparrow sightings

by Seth Benz Reports of Fox Sparrow (Passerella iliaca), a relatively large and robust sparrow,  are new to Maine’s eBird […]

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