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SUMMARY:Maine Writers & Publishers Alliance Black Fly Writers Retreat
DESCRIPTION:The Black Fly Writers Retreat is an inspiring four-day\, three-night weekend of workshops\, readings\, and writing.\nThe 2024 Black Fly Writers Retreat will be held from Friday\, May 3 through Monday\, May 6 at Schoodic Institute in Winter Harbor\, Maine. \nBlack Fly Writers Retreat attendees will spend Saturday\, Sunday\, and Monday mornings (8:30 AM to 12 PM) in workshops of no more than ten participants working with one instructor. Afternoons will be open for writing and an optional individual meetings with the instructor. There will be Friday and Saturday evening faculty readings and an optional Saturday evening open reading\, giving attendees a chance to share their work with each other. \nThis year’s critically-acclaimed faculty include Gregory Brown (fiction)\, Phuc Tran (creative nonfiction)\, and Kristen Case (poetry). You will find this year’s workshop and faculty information here\, and you can register online on each workshop page.  \nPhoto by Joshua Bodwell
URL:https://schoodicinstitute.org/event/maine-writers-publishers-alliance-black-fly-writers-retreat/
CATEGORIES:Arts
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SUMMARY:MDI Science Café presents Coast Lines: Sea Level Rise and Collaboration on MDI
DESCRIPTION:Part of the on-going “Landscape of Change” collaboration\, join speakers Raney Bench\, Catherine Schmitt\, and others to share your observations of sea level rise and its impacts\, and learn how to get involved. \n\nA collaborative effort to document and understand sea level rise on MDI continues with new partners and new initiatives\, as the island contends with the significant damage to coastal ecosystems and properties seen this winter. \nThis work inspired a series of art installations indicating where future sea levels will be and how they will impact the landscape and infrastructure. The Maine Coast Heritage Trust and Gulf of Maine Research Institute are new partners this year\, bringing together new resources in a new effort to engage island communities in documenting and planning for sea level rise. \nMount Desert Island Historical Society Executive Director Raney Bench is passionate about the power of the past and how history impacts our daily lives. She has built a career in small museum work and loves to see people light up when they encounter an interesting or surprising object or artifact. Raney has worked in several small New England museums in education\, exhibits\, collections management\, and as an Executive Director. \nAs Science Communication Specialist\, Catherine Schmitt works with Schoodic Institute and National Park Service staff to write and share stories of science past and present\, manage communications for Second Century Stewardship\, and provide science communication training for researchers working in our national parks. \nTo learn more and register\, please visit https://mdibl.org/event/coast-lines-mdi/.
URL:https://schoodicinstitute.org/event/mdi-science-cafe-coast-lines-sea-level-rise-and-collaboration-on-mdi/
LOCATION:Virtual Program on Zoom
CATEGORIES:Evening Lectures,Landscape of Change
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240514T190000
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SUMMARY:Thinking in Place: Maps\, Layered Landscapes\, and Historical Time in the Schoodic Region with Dr. Libby Bischof
DESCRIPTION:Thank you for your interest! This event has reached capacity for in-person attendance\, but we encourage you to join us remotely via Zoom.\n\nJoin us in person at Schoodic Institute or online via Zoom on Tuesday\, May 14\, 2024 at 7:00pm for Thinking in Place: Maps\, Layered Landscapes\, and Historical Time in the Schoodic Region\, a special evening lecture with Dr. Libby Bischof. \nCoast of Maine- From Frenchman’s Bay to Musketo Island including Mount Desart and Deer Islands\, and Penobscot Bay\, 1777.\nHow do we come to know a place? How do we come to call places by particular names? How do we come to know and understand those who have called a particular place\, “home?” Join visual historian and Executive Director of the Osher Map Library and Smith Center for Cartographic Education\, Dr. Libby Bischof\, for an evening of close looking in community. In her richly illustrated lecture\, Bischof will work with the audience to read maps\, charts\, photographs\, postcards\, and other visualizations of Downeast Maine and the Schoodic Region. Together we will unpack layers of historical time as we work towards acknowledging and understanding the complex pasts that inform our present. \nDr. Libby Bischof is Executive Director of the Osher Map Library and Smith Center for Cartographic Education and Professor of History and University Historian at the University of Southern Maine. A visual and cultural historian of the 19th and 20th centuries\, Bischof is interested in the ways in which friendship informs cultural production\, especially in relation to landscape and place. A public historian\, Bischof believes deeply in site-based\, hands-on education\, and the ways in which teaching local and regional history can lead to deeper civic engagement. She frequently lectures to public audiences throughout New England\, and serves on the board of the New England Historical Association and as President of the New England Regional Fellowship Consortium. She lives with her husband and children in Gorham\, Maine\, and when she’s not working\, she’s either swimming\, reading\, or sending postcards. \nImage courtesy of the Osher Map Library and Smith Center for Cartographic Education\, University of Southern Maine \n\nSchoodic Institute’s 2024 Summer Lecture Series is made possible by our generous sponsor\, Bar Harbor Bank & Trust.
URL:https://schoodicinstitute.org/event/2024-summer-lecture-series-libby-bischof/
LOCATION:Moore Auditorium\, Schoodic Institute at Acadia National Park\, Acadia Drive\, Winter Harbor\, ME\, 04693\, United States
CATEGORIES:Evening Lectures,Summer Lecture Series
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SUMMARY:2024 Finding Acadia’s Early Birds: A Special Maine Birding Excursion
DESCRIPTION:Schoodic Institute’s bird ecology director Seth Benz will lead this special tour designed to enhance your enjoyment of all birds\, especially those that frequent Acadia National Park and its immediate surroundings. \nBe among the first to see and hear colorful wood warblers returning to Acadia National Park\, and enjoy a chartered boat trip to Petit Manan Island to see an active Atlantic puffin colony. We’ll visit area hotspots at a leisurely pace while learning about bird song and sight identification\, bird habitats and behavior\, and we’ll pay extra attention to enhancing your field birding skills and enjoyment of nature. The entire tour will be based out of Schoodic Institute which is ideally situated just a stone’s throw from Schoodic Point\, a migration checkpoint that tallies tens of thousands of migratory birds annually. Lodging is in cozy cabins where you are often awakened by birdsong – Hermit Thrush\, Winter Wren\, and Magnolia Warbler. Blue-headed vireos and Northern Parula warblers often serenade you as you walk to Schooner Commons\, the Institute’s dining hall. Maine has a way of spoiling birders – and this spring tour is designed to do just that! \nRegistration is required. The program cost is $1\,250.00 per participant. Space is limited so register quickly! \nDay 1: Check-in is at 3pm. “Early Birds” begins on the Schoodic Institute campus at 4pm with introductions and a tour of the Institute campus. The late afternoon will feature the start of field birding with an excursion to a local hotspot or two. We’ll return to campus for an hour of relaxation before dinner. Dinner is from 6:00 to 7:00pm. An evening presentation on puffin restoration efforts will follow dinner in preparation for tomorrow’s special boat trip to an active seabird colony. \nDay 2: An optional morning bird walk on campus – think warblers – before breakfast! Breakfast is served from 7:00 to 8:00am in Schooner Commons. We’ll then pack for a day afield and travel 40 minutes or so to the boat launch in Steuben for a 2-hour cruise to Petit Manan Island. \nThis is our best chance to see Atlantic puffin\, razorbill\, common murre\, and several tern species as we circumnavigate the island\, one of just 5 islands in Maine inhabited by Atlantic puffin\, thanks to restoration efforts. Seals and other wildlife are also possible. After lunch\, which will be a field lunch at a bird-rich picnic spot\, we’ll then inspect some nearby blueberry barrens to look for an assortment of birds\, including upland sandpiper\, vesper sparrow\, and American kestrel. Of course\, there will be other birds to see along the way. An evening discussion on the day’s experience\, identification tips and review\, and how to get the most out of eBird use will follow dinner (6-7pm). \nDay 3: Optional campus bird walk before breakfast. We’ll then spend the day investigating hotspots in Acadia National Park as well as the nearby villages of Prospect Harbor and Corea with good prospects for finding spruce grouse. Lunch will be in the field (carefully packed in a cooler along with water). We’ll return to campus by 5:00pm for leisure time before the 6:00pm dinner. Dinner this last night together is your choice of lobster or a delicious alternative. Afterward\, we’ll sum up the day and complete a checklist review. \nDay 4: Optional before breakfast bird walk. After breakfast\, we’ll have the option of a culminating stroll to Schoodic Point. Checkout is at 10:00 AM. \nPrice of $1\,250.00 is based upon double occupancy. Lodging upgrade options possible while available. To register\, contact Michelle Pinkham at 207-288-1356 or fill out the form below. \nPrice includes lodging and meals\, van travel\, boat fare\, and guiding fees. Not included in price: airfare\, trip insurance\, alcohol beverages not offered by the host\, gas stop snacks\, and gratuities. An Acadia National Park pass may be necessary if you will be traveling in the park while not on this tour. These will be available to purchase at check-in or while on campus for $35.
URL:https://schoodicinstitute.org/event/2024-finding-acadias-early-birds-a-special-maine-birding-excursion/
LOCATION:Schoodic Institute\, 9 Atterbury Circle\, Winter Harbor\, ME\, 04693\, United States
CATEGORIES:Birding Tours,Puffins of Petit Manan
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DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20240525
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SUMMARY:2024 Spring Birds of Acadia with Puffin Cruise (FULL)
DESCRIPTION:Thank you for your interest. We are currently at capacity for this event\, but good news – we have more birding excursions available!\nFor more information on our 2024 bird tours\, please click here. If you would like to be placed on a waitlist for this tour\, please contact Michelle Pinkham at 207-288-1356 or mpinkham@schoodicinstitute.org.\n \nSchoodic Institute’s Seth Benz is joined by Holly Merker\, author of Ornitherapy\, to lead this leisurely tour designed to enhance your enjoyment of all birds\, especially those that frequent or pass through Acadia National Park and its immediate surroundings. \nBe among the first to see and hear colorful wood warblers returning to Maine’s Acadia National Park\, and enjoy a chartered boat trip to Petit Manan Island to see an active Atlantic puffin colony. We’ll visit area hotspots at a leisurely pace while learning about bird song and sight identification\, bird habitats and behavior\, and we’ll pay extra attention to enhancing your field birding skills and enjoyment of nature. The entire tour will be based out of Schoodic Institute\, a research and learning center\, ideally situated just a stone’s throw from Schoodic Point\, a migration checkpoint that tallies tens of thousands of passing birds annually. Lodging is in cozy cabins where you will be awakened by birdsong – Hermit Thrush\, Winter Wren\, and Magnolia Warbler. Blue-headed vireos and Northern Parula warblers often serenade you as you walk to Schooner Commons\, the Institute’s dining hall. Maine has a way of spoiling birders – and this spring tour is designed to do just that! \nRegistration is required. The program cost is $1\,250.00 per participant. Space is limited so register quickly! \nDay 1: Check-in is at 3pm. “Spring Birds” begins on the Schoodic Institute campus at 4 PM with introductions and a tour of the Institute campus. The late afternoon will feature the start of field birding with an excursion to a local hotspot or two. We’ll return to campus for an hour of relaxation before dinner. Dinner is from 6:00pm to 7:00pm.  An evening presentation on puffin restoration efforts will follow dinner in preparation for tomorrow’s special boat trip to an active seabird colony. \nDay 2: An optional morning bird walk on campus – think warblers – before breakfast! Breakfast is served from 7:00am to 8:00am in Schooner Commons. We’ll then pack for a day afield and travel 40 minutes or so to the boat launch in Steuben for a 2-hour cruise to Petit Manan Island. This is our best chance to see Atlantic puffin\, razorbill\, common murre\, and several tern species as we circumnavigate the island\, one of just 5 islands in Maine inhabited by Atlantic puffin\, thanks to restoration efforts. Seals and other wildlife are also possible. After lunch\, which will be a field lunch at a bird-rich picnic spot\, we’ll then inspect some nearby Blueberry barrens habitat to look for an assortment of birds\, including upland sandpiper\, vesper sparrow\, and American kestrel. Of course\, there will be other birds to see along the way. An evening discussion on the day’s experience\, identification tips and review\, and how to get the most out of eBird use will follow dinner (6:00pm – 7:00pm). \nDay 3: Optional campus bird walk before breakfast. We’ll then spend the day investigating hotspots on the Schoodic Peninsula section of Acadia National Park as well as the nearby villages of Prospect Harbor and Corea with good prospects for finding spruce grouse. Lunch will be in the field (carefully packed in a cooler along with water). We’ll return to campus by 5:00pm for leisure time before the 6:00pm dinner. Dinner this last night together is your choice of lobster or a delicious alternative. Afterward\, we’ll sum up the day and complete a checklist review. \nDay 4: Optional before-breakfast bird walk. After breakfast\, we’ll have the option of a culminating stroll to Schoodic Point. Checkout is at 10:00am. \nPrice of $1\,250.00 is based upon double occupancy. Lodging upgrade options possible while available. To register\, contact Michelle Pinkham at 207-288-1356 or fill out the form below (coming soon!). \nPrice includes lodging and meals\, van travel\, boat fare\, and guiding fees. Not included in price: airfare\, trip insurance\, alcohol beverages not offered by host\, gas stop snacks\, and gratuities. An Acadia National Park pass may be necessary if you will be traveling in the park while not on this tour. These will be available to purchase at check-in or while on campus for $35. \nFor more information on our 2024 bird tours\, please click here.
URL:https://schoodicinstitute.org/event/2024-spring-birds-of-acadia-with-puffin-cruise/
LOCATION:Schoodic Institute\, 9 Atterbury Circle\, Winter Harbor\, ME\, 04693\, United States
CATEGORIES:Birding Tours,Puffins of Petit Manan
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240528T080000
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SUMMARY:Schoodic Institute Bird Monitor Volunteer Training
DESCRIPTION:Do you have an interest in the birds of Acadia National Park? Do you want to take your interest to the next level? Join us on Tuesday\, May 28 at Schoodic Institute’s Wright Hall from 8:00am – 9:30am for a bird monitoring training session! This will be a great opportunity to join our team of bird monitors. Bring a sense of curiosity and binoculars (if you have them). We’ll cover the history of bird observation in Acadia and our current monitoring methods\, including the use of Merlin (a bird identification app)\, as well as trails and hotspots to be monitored. Beginners are welcome! \nCan’t make it to this session? Don’t worry – you can join us in the next session\, taking place on June 11th. Find more details here. \nQuestions? Please email Seth Benz at sbenz@schoodicinstitute.
URL:https://schoodicinstitute.org/event/bird-monitor-volunteer-training/
LOCATION:Wright Hall at Schoodic Institute\, 9 Atterbury Circle\, Winter Harbor\, ME\, 04693\, United States
CATEGORIES:Bird Walks,Birding Tours,Citizen Science,Participatory Science
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