Science
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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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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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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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Living on warbler time
Comparing 2020 warbler arrivals with historic spring arrival dates on the Schoodic Peninsula gleaned from eBird checklists by Seth Benz, […]
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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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Air pollution trends in Acadia
by Catherine Schmitt In early spring, Acadia is at its brightest. Leaves have yet to emerge on the trees and […]
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2020 Second Century Stewardship fellows to conduct research in Acadia
Three scientists have been awarded fellowships to conduct research in Acadia National Park as part of Second Century Stewardship, an […]
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A day in the field with Earthwatch
Photo essay by Paola Vazquez-Gomez, July 2019 As our first Earthwatch team of the season laid out transects for cross-system […]
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Challenging science for challenging times
A message from President and CEO Nicholas Fisichelli Dear Friends, Like you, Schoodic Institute staff have had our lives upended […]
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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, […]