sea level rise
January 19, 2024
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 […]
June 9, 2023
Coast Lines
by Catherine Schmitt Since 2019, we have been monitoring the effects of sea level rise on Mount Desert Island. We […]
January 20, 2023
Imagining the Future Shore with MDI High School
by Catherine Schmitt This fall and winter, we worked with students in Mount Desert Island High School’s Honors Environmental Science […]
November 21, 2022
Watching the tide and measuring the rising sea
by Catherine Schmitt Tides are highest (and lowest) during full and new moons, when the moon and sun – and […]
October 16, 2021
It’s King Tide season
by Catherine Schmitt “King Tides” are the monthly high tides that occur during the new and full moons. They are […]
December 7, 2020
Paying attention to wicked high tides
by Catherine Schmitt “King Tides” are the monthly high tides that occur during the new and full moons. They are […]