The May issue of Maine Boats, Homes & Harbors Magazine features a story about research on lakes in Acadia National Park by several Second Century Stewardship fellows. Rachel Fowler’s study of water quality in Jordan Pond and other lakes, Christina Murphy and Allyson Jackson’s research on lake food webs, and Kate Ruskin’s survey of how […]
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Announcing 2022 Fellowship Awards
April 25, 2022WINTER HARBOR – Three scientists have been awarded fellowships to conduct research in Acadia National Park as part of Second Century Stewardship, an initiative of the National Park Service, Schoodic Institute at Acadia National Park and the National Park Foundation. The new awards will support research to inform management of forests, wetlands, wildlife and cultural […]
Earth Day 50th Anniversary
April 22, 2022From Second Century Stewardship founder David Shaw, a video commemorating the fiftieth anniversary of Earth Day. Enjoy. Earth Day 2022 WBN from David Shaw on Vimeo.
A Visit to the Whaleback Shell Mound
January 27, 2022Second Century Stewardship founder David Shaw met with Fellow Dr. Bonnie Newsom at the Whaleback shell mound in Damariscotta, Maine, to learn more about these important Wabanaki cultural sites and Newsom’s work to re-interpret archaeological collections from similar shell mounds in Acadia. Second Century Stewardship – Bonnie Newsom from David Shaw on Vimeo.
Fellows in the news
December 20, 2021Bonnie Newsom, Natalie Dana-Lolar, and Isaac St. John authored an article in a special issue of the journal Genealogy on their work in Acadia to re-tell Wabanaki history from Wabanaki perspectives. Their work was featured, along with sweetgrass research led by Suzanne Greenlaw, Michelle Baumflek, and Wabanaki families, in the new Park Science Magazine. Caitlin […]
Fall foliage research in the news
October 6, 2021Second Century Stewardship fellow Dr. Stephanie Spera of the University of Richmond, who is studying changes in fall foliage season in Acadia National Park, has been quoted in two recent news articles. From The Washington Post: “We actually were able to piece together, from the 1950s to now, peak foliage is occurring a full week […]
Request for proposals for 2022 research fellowships
September 1, 2021The partners of Second Century Stewardship have announced the Request for Proposals for fellowships to support research in Acadia National Park in 2022. Second Century Stewardship is a partnership of Schoodic Institute at Acadia National Park, the National Park Service, and the National Park Foundation, with generous support from the David Evans Shaw Family Foundation. […]
Visiting artist Elliot Higger
May 11, 2021Elliot Higger is a filmmaker, photographer, and community workshop facilitator. In Spring 2021 she created environmental portraits of Second Century Stewardship fellows, part of a community arts residency for the Maryland Institute College of Art MFA program. Updated “profile” photographs are an often overlooked but important aspect of communicating science, helping to show who scientists […]
New partnership to support park science
May 3, 2021A new partnership with the University of Maine will increase support for faculty and students seeking an opportunity to explore the effects of a changing climate across multiple ecosystems in Acadia National Park. The College of Natural Sciences, Forestry, and Agriculture has created two new funding opportunities: The Schoodic-Acadia Research Fund will expand Second Century […]
Three new fellows to conduct research in Acadia National Park
April 13, 2021Three scientists have been awarded fellowships to conduct research in Acadia National Park as part of Second Century Stewardship, an initiative of the National Park Service, Schoodic Institute at Acadia National Park and the National Park Foundation. The new awards will support research that will inform management of land, water, wildlife and cultural resources in […]
