Acadia Partners Blog

An opportunity to participate in a Saturday morning workshop with a researcher doing leading-edge work in rocky intertidal ecosystem dynamics .

In March Acadia National Park brought together more than 50 scientists in a series of workshops with the goal of identifying important Park research questions. When the scientists were asked what the Park should be doing now in anticipation of future changes and impacts, there was broad consensus that Acadia was likely to be changed in important ways by global warming.

The Maine Forest Service is looking for a volunteer in the greater Schoodic area to operate an “insect light trap” from mid-June to mid-August. The operation of the trap is quite simple and all materials and instructions associated with the project are supplied by the Forest Service. There is also a $200 stipend provided to offset electricity costs associated with operating the light

David Olson, a graduate student at the University of Maine, is conducting research on how visitors use different intertidal zones in Acadia National Park. He needs volunteers who can sit, observe, and complete a checklist that describes visitor frequency and activity.