Science
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 […]
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 […]
A Quarantine Bird Checklist
by Seth Benz For the past four years, Laura Sebastianelli has been coming to Schoodic Institute during the month of […]
Acadia’s “Moth Man”
Since 2016, Frank Distefano aka “Moth Man” has documented moths with photography, contributing the images to a global database of […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Living on warbler time
Comparing 2020 warbler arrivals with historic spring arrival dates on the Schoodic Peninsula gleaned from eBird checklists by Seth Benz, […]
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. […]
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 […]