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May 2018
Brown Bag: Students Partner with Shellfish Committees to Manage Clam Fishing
Schoodic Institute at Acadia’s Schoodic Education and Research Center works with schools and communities in support of “Community Citizen Science:” science conducted by community members that addresses community concerns. This past year the Institute initiated a new project that, as it grows, will connect middle and high schools to local shellfish committees to help towns collect the data that they need to manage clam fishing. On Thursday, May, 17, 2018, Bill Zoellick, Schoodic Institute Education Research Director will describe the crisis…
Find out more »Field Birding Trips – May 2018
Meet at and explore Frazer Point to witness the return of songbirds and warblers. There may be nothing quite as colorful and engaging when it comes to bird migration as these special weeks in May. Learn identification tips, discuss conservation issues, and have fun in pursuit of as many species as we can find. Join Seth Benz, Schoodic Institute's Bird Ecology Program Director and enter the fray! Cost per date / per person is $15.00. Please call Michelle at 207-288-1356…
Find out more »June 2018
Bird Tour: Mountains to Sea I – Now Closed
Thank you - This tour is now full. Schoodic Institute’s Bird Ecology Program also offers birding tours in partnership with the Maine Birding Trail. Designed with Bob Duchesne, former Maine State legislator, natural history tour operator, and author of “The Maine Birding Trail,” these programs consist of 4 nights lodging, 5 days of field trips, food, van travel, a boat tour, and expert instructors. Each Tour is limited to 10 participants to insure proper attention. Package price includes lodging, all tour…
Find out more »Bird Sound Recording Volunteer Service Week
The Bird Ecology Program of Schoodic Institute at Acadia National Park is offering a free one-week volunteer opportunity on the rocky coast of Maine for natural sound recordists interested in a workshop-style gathering designed to: - build an audio library of the birds of Acadia National Park, - share your expertise with peers (recording, processing, and/or archiving), and - enjoy camaraderie among fellow recordists. Located at the Schoodic Education and Research Center in Winter Harbor, Maine, the workshop will include…
Find out more »Bird Tour: Mountains to Sea II – Now closed
Thank you. This tour is now FULL. Schoodic Institute’s Bird Ecology Program also offers birding tours in partnership with the Maine Birding Trail. Designed with Bob Duchesne, former Maine State legislator, natural history tour operator, and author of “The Maine Birding Trail,” these programs consist of 4 nights lodging, 5 days of field trips, food, van travel, a boat tour, and expert instructors. Each Tour is limited to 10 participants to insure proper attention. Package price includes lodging, all tour meals,…
Find out more »July 2018
The Acadia Bug Project
Citizen scientists conducting real scientific research in Acadia National Park We need your help with scientific research about the bugs that live in Acadia! We want to learn how the number and types of insects in Acadia changes over the summer. We need to know this to understand the role different insects play as food for birds, bats and many other critters. This important work will help us understand how food webs will respond to climate change. You will work…
Find out more »Puffins and Whales Workshop – July 27-28, 2018
Join naturalists from the Bar Harbor Whale Watch Company and the Schoodic Institute Bird Ecology Program for a combination puffins and whales workshop. On Day 1, start off with a fresh Maine Lobster Bake followed by an evening presentation on the whales and seabirds of the Gulf of Maine. On Day 2 enjoy a boat excursion to Petit Manan Island to see Atlantic Puffin and then head out into the Gulf of Maine for a chance to see Humpback, Fin,…
Find out more »August 2018
Bird Tour: Winged Migration I
Schoodic Institute’s Bird Ecology Program also offers birding tours in partnership with the Maine Birding Trail. Designed with Bob Duchesne, former Maine State legislator, natural history tour operator, and author of “The Maine Birding Trail,” these programs consist of 4 nights lodging, 5 days of field trips, food, van travel, a boat tour, and expert instructors. Each Tour is limited to 10 participants to insure proper attention. Package price includes lodging, all tour meals, guided transportation by 15-passenger van, and boat…
Find out more »Citizen Science Training at Schoodic Institute
Millions of songbirds migrate south every fall along our coastline. They use stopovers to refuel on fruits and insects. As the climate changes temperatures are going up. And as things heat up fruits ripen and insects emerge earlier and earlier. But, birds are migrating south later and later. Are there be any fruits or insects left for the birds when they fly through our towns? We're trying to find out, and you can help! • Learn to use common citizen…
Find out more »November 2018
Sea Watch (Migration Monitoring) Schoodic Point
Saturday through Wednesday, from Sunrise to 9am, Sept 8th through Nov. 15 th. DROP IN! – weather permitting. Migrating water birds: loons, cormorants, seaducks and more can be seen daily at Schoodic Point. The birds are identified and counted by Migration Monitor Field Technician, Earl Johnson. Sea Watch is open to the public. Bring your binoculars, dress for the weather and get in on the fun!
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