Science in Acadia: Information & Communication

There is an incredible volume of scientific information and data about Acadia National Park dating back to the mid-1800s. Schoodic Institute’s Information and Communication staff work with the National Park Service to locate, organize, and digitize scientific publications and data, and ensure that information about Acadia National Park’s natural and cultural resources are documented, archived, and accessible. We host the annual Acadia National Park Science Symposium, and communicate stories of science past and present.

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 ecological research from sea to trees in and beyond Acadia.

Learn more about conducting research in Acadia here.

Find out about ongoing and past research in Acadia below:

 

For more information, contact

Emma Albee, Science Information Specialist, ealbee@schoodicinstitute.org

Abe Miller-Rushing, Science Coordinator for Acadia National Park, abe_miller-rushing@nps.gov

Catherine Schmitt, Science Communication Specialist, cschmitt@schoodicinstitute.org