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A person empties a bag of soil onto the ground of a mountain summit

Soil is key: Adding soil is critical to restoring vegetation on Acadia’s mountain summits

October 20, 2025
  • Climate Change
  • News
  • Science

by Julia Rush Millions of people visit Acadia National Park every year to hike, bike, swim and explore. With such […]

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view from Cadillac Mountain on a clear day

Acadia’s Mountains: Where Light Meets Land

August 14, 2025
  • Early Career Professionals
  • Science

story + photos by Izzy Andrus For a few months of the year, Cadillac Mountain is the first place in […]

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View from the summit of Cadillac Mountain in Acadia National Park on a bright day, looking outward toward the ocean beyond.

Filling a Global Knowledge Gap While Restoring Acadia’s Landscapes

March 15, 2024
  • Climate Change
  • News
  • Science

by Chris Nadeau, Climate Change Adaptation Scientist In Acadia, park staff are dealing with the impacts of more frequent and […]

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Alpine vegetation on the summit of a mountain in Acadia National Park as the sun rises.

Acadia’s Summit Restoration Project is Looking Up (and West)

February 1, 2024
  • Climate Change
  • Forest Ecology
  • News
  • Science

by Chris Nadeau, Climate Change Adaptation Scientist I was astonished the first time I visited Cadillac Mountain, but not just […]

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Under a clear blue sky, a line of people hike along a mountain summit trail in Acadia National Park.

How to Save a Summit

June 19, 2023
  • Climate Change
  • News
  • Science

story + photos by Catherine Schmitt Emma Lanning stared at a roped-off rectangle on the top of Cadillac Mountain, as […]

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