Wild Acadia

Ecology technicians monitor tree seedlings in a Future Forest plot
April 9, 2025

Fostering the Future Forests of Coastal Maine

by Jamie Attanasio and Kyle Lima The forests of Maine are experiencing rapid changes including increasing temperatures, effects of invasive […]

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March 24, 2025

Expanding the Management Toolbox for Glossy Buckthorn in Acadia

by Amina Wilson and Chris Nadeau Invasive shrubs are non-native species that have a significant impact on native vegetation. Forests […]

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Shiny green meadow sedges and grasses stretch out into the distance with mountains on the horizon
February 2, 2023

The Meaning of a Meadow

story + photos by Catherine Schmitt Between the mountains of Acadia are valleys, where the last great glacier ground away […]

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Rocks and trees on the summit of Cadillac on a foggy day.
July 1, 2022

Restoring the summit: 2022 update

story + photos by Catherine Schmitt The long-running effort to restore the summits of Cadillac and other mountains continues. Decades […]

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March 14, 2022

Five Years of Crowdsourcing Biodiversity Data

by Seth Benz At Schoodic Institute, we believe that science is for everyone, and that everyone can contribute to science. […]

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A view upstream along the Maple Spring Trail. A black rope with yellow caution tape is strung from a tree across the trail with signs indicating closure due to storm damage.
November 23, 2021

Climate change means difficult decisions in Acadia

by Catherine Schmitt Early in the morning on Wednesday, June 9, rain began to fall. It had been hot, and […]

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September 9, 2021

BioBlitz Thursdays at Sieur de Monts

A BioBlitz is an event that focuses on finding and identifying species within a certain area within a particular time. […]

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May 28, 2021

Getting on with the show on Cadillac Mountain

An update on the Cadillac Mountain Summit Restoration effort story + photos by Catherine Schmitt Over the centuries, the highest […]

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