Birding and Birdwatching in Maine, Past and Present Friday, January 09, 2009 Bill Townsend will speak on “Birding/Birdwatching in Maine, Past and Present” at 7:00 PM on Saturday, January 10, at the Moore Auditorium on the campus of the Schoodic Education and Research Center. As Chief Naturalist for the New Horizons Cruise Company, Mr. Townsend gives nature tours around Frenchman Bay each summer. A retired high school teacher, he taught biology, earth science, and aeronautics at Sumner High School. Read full article: 'Birding and Birdwatching in Maine, Past and Present' (1125 bytes more)

Acadia-Related Research Underway in Schools Across Maine Friday, October 10, 2008 Acadia Partners is now supporting student field inquiry into mercury contamination in streams, ponds, and fields in schools across Maine.  The student research builds on more than two decades of mercury research at Acadia. Acadia National Park, as well as the northeastern U.S. in general, receives significant amounts of air pollution--particularly pollution from coal-fired power plants in the midwest--due to the movement of prevailing winds across the U.S.  Mixed in with the particulates, sulfur, and other contaminants is mercury, which starts out in the coal.  Acadia has been at the forefront of research into how this mercury moves into the plants and animals in the Park ecosystem. Acadia Partners, assisted by a grant from the Maine Department of Education, provides support to teachers--in the form of curriculum materials, scientific expertise, equipment, funding for field trips, and general encouragement--to help the teachers implement student field research that looks at how mercury bioaccumulates within animals. Read full article: 'Acadia-Related Research Underway in Schools Across Maine' (3071 bytes more)

The Science Behind the Scenery Friday, October 10, 2008 David Mansksi, Chief of Resource Management at Acadia National Park, will present a talk at the Moore Auditorium this coming Saturday, October 11, on the "Science Behind the Scenery" at Acadia. In addition to hosting more than 2 million visitors each year, protecting resources and protecting visitors, providing education and interpretation, and all of the other outward reaching work that the staff at Acadia National Park undertakes, the NPS staff manages a wide range of research activities at the Park. David will provide Saturday night's audience with an overview of this activity and of how Acadia uses the research to manage Park resources. Read full article: 'The Science Behind the Scenery' (1469 bytes more)

Ecotourism talk on September 6 Monday, September 01, 2008 "Ecotourism" is the topic of our September 6 talk at the Schoodic Education and Research Center's Moore Auditorium. Our featured speaker is Costas Christ, Global Travel Editor for National Geographic Adventure Magazine. The emergence of ecotourism on the world stage has helped to transform the tourism industry. What began with an idea that nature tourism should also protect the natural and cultural heritage of a destination and help sustain the well being of local communities has given rise to a historic shift in travel and tourism towards more environmentally sustainable practices. This talk will provide an overview of ecotourism, helping to separate fact from fiction, and highlight its market potential for Maine. Read full article: 'Ecotourism talk on September 6' (996 bytes more)

Schoodic Lecture Series - The Glorious Gulf of Maine Thursday, August 07, 2008 Click here for full program flyer 'Oceanography of the Gulf of Maine: The Geology, Physics, and Chemistry Driving the Biology,' will be presented by Dr. Jim McKenna of the Maine Maritime Academy on Saturday, August 6 at 7pm for the Schoodic "Second Saturday" Lecture Series. Why is the Gulf of Maine one of the richest marine environments in the North Atlantic? Marine biologist Jim McKenna will explain the oceanographic processes responsible for creating the highly productive waters of the Gulf of Maine region. The region's glacial geologic history, ocean currents, tidal mixing, and nutrient chemistry will be discussed and how these result in the biological productivity long used to support rich marine food webs.

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