Science
Monitoring the Sand Beach Shipwreck
by Catherine Schmitt, Science Communication Specialist In addition to causing significant damage across the park, back-to-back storms in January 2024 […]
Dr. Suzanne Greenlaw joins Schoodic Institute
Schoodic Institute at Acadia National Park is pleased to welcome Dr. Suzanne Greenlaw as Post-doctoral Scientist. Since 2017, Greenlaw has […]
Coastal Conversations Radio Program: Changing Acadia
story by Catherine Devine, 2023 Cathy and Jim Gero Acadia Early-Career Fellow Some very exciting news! Schoodic Institute, in collaboration […]
Filling a Global Knowledge Gap While Restoring Acadia’s Landscapes
by Chris Nadeau, Climate Change Adaptation Scientist In Acadia, park staff are dealing with the impacts of more frequent and […]
Getting Closer To Managing Rockweed As An Ecosystem
People harvest a variety of seaweed (macroalgae) species in Maine, including and especially rockweed (Ascophyllum nodosum). Rockweed grows in abundance […]
Acadia’s Summit Restoration Project is Looking Up (and West)
by Chris Nadeau, Climate Change Adaptation Scientist I was astonished the first time I visited Cadillac Mountain, but not just […]
The Future (Sea Level) Is Here
by Catherine Schmitt, Science Communication Specialist This was not unexpected. We’ve been paying close attention to tides, and working with […]
Mothspotting
A glimpse into non-native species management story + photos by Catherine Devine, 2023 Cathy and Jim Gero Acadia Early-Career Fellow […]
Why I do what I do
by Caroline Kanaskie, Second Century Stewardship Fellow I am a Ph.D. student studying earth and environmental science at the University […]
Do barnacles have brains? Rethinking scientific definitions
story + photos by Abigail Bar, Schoodic Institute Ecology Technician Throughout the field season I have been studying rockweed (a […]