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by Emma Albee

Acadia’s collaborative community of science is growing! And, thanks to committed scientists working closely with park managers, active and effective stewardship of Acadia’s resources is growing, too.

In 2024, we approved a record number of permits for research in Acadia National Park. The number of research permits has been increasing ever since the local community founded Schoodic Institute at Acadia National Park more than two decades ago. Several fellowship programs have helped to increase the amount of permitted research in Acadia, including the Fitz Eugene Dixon Research Fellowship in 2006, LL Bean Research Fellowships in 2009, and Second Century Stewardship fellowships from 2016 until 2024, when it was re-imagined as the Acadia Science Fellowship. Since ~2013, Schoodic Institute has grown a small dedicated staff of scientists leading many lines of ecosystem science from sea to trees in Acadia. Research permits did dip down in 2020 due to the pandemic, but then bounced back to typical levels the next year.

For more information on research permits in Acadia, go to Conducting Research in Acadia | Schoodic Institute.

A graph showing permits for research in Acadia National Park from 2001 - 2024