7 episodes
Sea to Trees National Park Service
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5.0 • 13 Ratings
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Sea to Trees tells the stories of the science happening in and around Acadia, from the rocky shoreline to the evergreen forests to the granite mountaintops. The second season of the show seeks to answer the question, “What does it mean to conserve in the face of climate change?”
Sea to Trees is generously sponsored by the Cathy and Jim Gero Acadia Early-Career Fellowship, a partnership among Schoodic Institute, National Park Foundation, and the National Park Service.
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Restoration | Wild Bird Chase (part 2)
Episode 3 begins with naturalist Laura Sebastianelli, who has dedicated her summers to recording all the bird songs in Acadia National Park. We follow Laura on her chase to record the American Bittern, learn why it’s so important to record Acadia’s birdsongs, and talk to all sorts of ornithological experts along the way.
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Restoration | Wild Bird Chase (part 1)
Bird song is so much more than just bird-song. In this episode, we’ll learn all about birds, their songs, and what we can do to keep them around.
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Restoration | The Great Summit
From social trails to heavy rain events, the summits in Acadia National Park are experiencing a lot of degradation. In this episode, we’ll discover how a backpack full of dirt can help bring life back to Acadia’s mountains.
Schoodic Institute at Acadia National Park:
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Citizen Science | Project ASCO
Maya Pelletier calls rockweed, a type of seaweed, “the van Gogh of the intertidal.” How can citizen science help paint a picture of the state of rockweed on Maine’s coast?
Schoodic Institute at Acadia National Park: www.Schoodicinstitute.org
Project ASCO 2023 Interest Form: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSebLgZFFoGSiW8uoz1tRMk5RRe2x4IHzjr3FlPc5d0guIE0dw/viewform
Schoodic Notes: https://schoodicnotes.blog/ -
Citizen Science | Landscape of Change
In the 1880s, the Champlain Society documented the flora and fauna on the land that would become Acadia National Park. If the Champlain Society were around today, would they use iNaturalist?
Schoodic Institute at Acadia National Park: www.schoodicinstitute.org
Olivia’s Balsam fir observation on iNaturalist: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/146220670
Dragonfly wing coloration study: https://www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/pnas.2101458118
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Citizen Science | The Dragonfly Mercury Project
The nation’s largest assessment of mercury contamination started as a project between scientists, teachers, and students at Acadia National Park. How has the help of more than 6,000 citizen scientists improved our understanding of mercury pollution across the US?
Schoodic Institute at Acadia National Park: www. schoodicinstitute.org
The Dragonfly Mercury Project: https://www.nps.gov/subjects/citizenscience/dragonfly-mercury-project.htm
Schoodic Notes: https://schoodicnotes.blog/
Customer Reviews
gorgeous sounds
I love listening to the sounds of acadia in the background!
I’m a citizen scientist too!
Great podcast. Makes me feel empowered to contribute to real science and make a difference in my own community
Native Mainer in DC
Can’t wait for more!