2010 Research Fellowships Wednesday, April 07, 2010 Thanks to the generous support of L.L. Bean, Inc. and the donors contributing to Acadia Partners, a total of nine Research Fellowships totaling $40,022 have been awarded in 2010 that will address important science issues at Acadia National Park. The National Park Service faces a number of increasingly complex issues that threaten the integrity of natural ecosystems, cultural resources, and visitor experiences at Acadia National Park. The successful management and protection of the park’s resources and values depends upon scientifically credible and timely answers to important questions. Through the L.L. Bean Acadia Research Fellowship and Schoodic Research Fellowship programs, researchers are helping the National Park Service meet its stewardship responsibilities. Summaries of the 2010 funded studies are listed below. Robert Brooks, Pennsylvania State University. Schoodic to Schoodic Wildlife Corridor Initiative; Toward a Science Based Assessment. Schoodic Research Fellowship. This study will complement field research being conducted adjacent to the park to map sensitive habitats, rare species, and landscape corridors on the Schoodic Peninsula. The results of this work will contribute to a better understanding about the ecological values of and opportunities to protect a landscape-scale wildlife corridor in this part of Hancock County. Read full article: '2010 Research Fellowships' (5503 bytes more)

2nd Saturday Lecture: Legends, Land Use and Layers of Time Wednesday, March 10, 2010 Can legend inform archeological inquiry? On Saturday, March 13 Bonnie Newsom will share about her own experience in connecting legend and research in a talk here on the SERC campus. Ms. Newsom has used Wabanaki legends in her research into aboriginal ceramics gathered at Maine’s Eddington Bend dig site. Her research interests include the archeology of the Penobscot River Valley, hunter-gather studies, aboriginal ceramics analysis, and the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act. A member of the Penobscot Nation, in her role as Historic Preservation Officer she ensures tribal compliance with the National Historic Preservation Act and serves as the tribal point of contact for all archeological issues. Read full article: '2nd Saturday Lecture: Legends, Land Use and Layers of Time' (977 bytes more)

SERC Campus Renewal is Underway Wednesday, February 03, 2010 The buildings have stood for decades, the changes have been anticipated for months, and the demolition took a day…well, a day for one building and a couple of days for others.  Schoodic Education and Research Center, once a Navy installation and now a National Park Service Research Learning Center, is undergoing a transformation that will make its facilities more accessible, functional and green. The plan for change is ambitious, but it is moving forward as scheduled, despite the weather and the surprises that construction projects often bring.   Right now, two teams are working on the major projects: Ganneston Construction (Augusta) has begun updating and expanding Schooner Commons (our main dining facility), while Soderberg Co. Inc. (Caribou) is tackling the demolition of fourteen buildings, including the old barracks, pictured at right. The gymnasium was the first major demolition, beginning in mid-January. It was awe-inspiring to watch the excavator appear to "chomp" sections of cinderblock and corrugated steel, tugging and twisting like some mechanized predator shaking morsels free.  We also observed, as the roof came off, that there were no pieces of insulation board or fiberglass batting to be seen.  It was suddenly clear why the building once consumed more than 9,000 gallons of fuel oil a year. Read full article: 'SERC Campus Renewal is Underway' (3052 bytes more)

2nd Saturday Lecture: The Downeast Institute and Its Impact on Eastern Maine Wednesday, February 03, 2010 Dr. Brian Beal, professor of marine ecology at the University of Maine at Machias, has recently won a National Science Foundation (NSF) grant of $600,000 for the Downeast Institute for Applied Marine Research on Great Wass Island.  The funding will assist in the construction of a state-of-the-art center at the Institute and in curriculum development for a Downeast coastal studies concentration for UMM students.  What will these projects mean for the coastal communities in Downeast Maine? On Saturday, February 13, Dr. Beal will share a vision for this new facility and its future as he describes “The Downeast Institute: Creating New Educational and Economic Opportunities in Eastern Maine” as part of the “Second Saturday” lectures at Moore Auditorium on the campus of Schoodic Education and Research Center in the Schoodic District of Acadia National Park, Winter Harbor.  The lecture will begin at 7pm, is open to the public and admission is free. Read full article: '2nd Saturday Lecture: The Downeast Institute and Its Impact on Eastern Maine' (2435 bytes more)

Summer Intern Opportunities Wednesday, February 03, 2010 Acadia Partners is looking for college students interested in a summer internship as roving science reporters covering research and other natural, cultural, and social science activities at parks within the Northeast Region of the National Park Service (NPS). Interns will work with staff from Acadia Partners and the NPS to create reports and summaries of research projects and science programs conducted at Acadia National Park and other parks in the region. This work will involve reading scientific reports, working with researchers and staff (including participating in fieldwork) to clarify details and focus, writing summaries, editing images, creating graphics, and designing layouts for online and print publications. Interns will also be asked to author and maintain a regular weblog about their observations and insights on science and nature in the parks they visit. Read full article: 'Summer Intern Opportunities' (1149 bytes more)

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