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An adult Azure Darner dragonfly at Lake Clark National Park and Preserve. Citizen scientists across the country are at work on a project to measure mercury in dragonflies/NPS
June 14, 2023

Dragonflies: The Canaries For Mercury In National Parks

from National Parks Traveler; written by Catherine Schmitt Editor’s note: Back in 2009 the University of Maine and the Schoodic […]

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The 2021 Schoodic Notes volunteer group stand together with arms linked, smiling at the camera, with the forest shown behind them.
May 18, 2023

Volunteer Opportunity: Record Bird Sounds in Acadia!

Are you interested in recording bird sounds in Acadia National Park? Join Schoodic Notes: Bird Sounds of Acadia’s Laura Sebastianelli […]

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A Project ASCO participant throws a quadrant into the air haphazardly to help with measuring the amount of rockweed in a certain area. The ocean is shown in the background, under a blue sky.
May 9, 2023

The ‘Us’ in Ecosystem

by Maya Pelletier This is a story about Maine’s rocky intertidal ecosystem. An ecosystem is a complex network of living […]

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At right are two headshots of the 2023 Second Century Stewardship fellows, overlaid on a background image of blurred green leaves.
May 4, 2023

Announcing the 2023 Second Century Stewardship Fellows

New research on southern pine beetle, small mammals in Acadia National Park Two scientists have been awarded fellowships to conduct […]

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View of the main entrance to the Welcome Center at Rockefeller Hall on the Schoodic Institute campus.
April 26, 2023

Welcome Center at Rockefeller Hall opens May 1, 2023

Beginning Monday, May 1st, our Welcome Center at Rockefeller Hall will be open to the public from 10am to 5pm, […]

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Great Meadow Wetland
April 26, 2023

Acadia National Park encourages public comment on environmental assessment proposal

from Acadia National Park The National Park Service (NPS) encourages public comment on an Environmental Assessment (EA) about a proposal […]

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A car heads down a winding road through the autumn woods.
April 25, 2023

Help us with our fleet and get us off our feet!

If you have a used vehicle you no longer need, please consider donating it to Schoodic Institute! In the past […]

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View of plant restoration work near summit of Cadillac Mountain in Acadia National Park. The treeline is shown in the background beneath a bright sky scattered with billowy clouds.
April 20, 2023

Research permits in Acadia National Park

by Emma Albee and Abe Miller-Rushing; photo by Catherine Schmitt Every year, scientists conduct around 85 research projects in Acadia […]

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Ocean tide exposing rocks and seaweed under a bright clear sky.
April 17, 2023

Public Invited To Help With Rockweed Science

Winter Harbor, Maine – Schoodic Institute scientists invite the public to join them in the intertidal zone from June to […]

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Middle school students dig through rockweed in the intertidal zone, searching for crabs.
April 14, 2023

Return to SEA: Intertidal Crab Edition

story by Mikayla Gullace Campus is reawakening! We are so excited to welcome our newest group of Schoodic Education Adventure […]

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