by Trevor Grandin
Throughout my time at Schoodic Institute at Acadia National Park, one idea has grabbed me by the collar and refused to let me go – time and its effect on a space. Standing at Schoodic Point – noticing the granite boulders slumbering on the shore, the basalt lines that cleave their way through the rock, and the willful waves swirling at the water’s edge – my mind has slowly come to understand time’s hold on Acadia.
As I have gone about making Season 3 of Sea to Trees, history has been ever present in my mind. In a National Park like Acadia – with such a long lineage of natural and ecological research – it wasn’t challenging to find scientists whose work blurred the lines between past, present, and future. From historical airplane photography to visualizing sea level rise, revisiting MacArthur’s warblers to ferrying salamanders across roads and trapping field mice. All the research projects covered in this season are in dialogue with the past, analyzing the present, or envisioning the future.
As this year’s Cathy and Jim Gero Acadia Early-Career Fellow in Science Communication, I’m very excited to introduce Season 3 of Sea to Trees | Past, Present, and Future. You can find the trailer now on nps.gov or Apple Podcasts, and episode one will be released October 2024.
Sea to Trees is possible with generous support through The Cathy and Jim Gero Acadia Early-Career Fellowship, a partnership among Schoodic Institute, National Park Foundation, and National Park Service.
