October 27, 2008
Teachers Experience Life as Park Rangers
Through the Teacher-Ranger-Teacher program, four teachers spent the summer working as park rangers in Acadia National Park and Saint Croix Island International Historic Site.
October 24, 2008
Acadia National Park Annual Closures - 2008
Park facilities are beginning to close for the winter.
September 10, 2008
Trail Name Changes in Acadia National Park
In the next few weeks, the Acadia National Park trail crew will be replacing many of the intersection and trailhead signs on the park trail system.
September 09, 2008
Storm-Related Closures in Acadia National Park
As a result of the effects of Tropical Storm Hannah, which deposited 5.24 inches of rain in the park on Mount Desert Island and 7.59 inches at Schoodic, most of Acadia’s carriage road system and fire road system were closed early Sunday morning because of major washouts.
August 18, 2008
Major New Ethnographic Study about Wabanaki Indians in Coastal Maine
The first-ever maritime cultural history of Wabanaki Indians in the Gulf of Maine, with a focus on the Mount Desert Island and Penobscot Bay area, is now available online.
August 01, 2008
Precipice, North Flying Mountain, and Adjacent Trails to Open
The Precipice and north Flying Mountain Trails and adjacent cliffs will be opened on Friday, August 1, 2008.
July 25, 2008
Learn about (true) BUGS! Hemiptera, that is...
Acadia National Park staff and local experts will present a free public workshop called “BioBlitz for Beginners: True Bugs” on Sunday, August 10, from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. at the Schoodic Education and Research Center in Winter Harbor, Maine, as part of the 2008 BioBlitz.
July 23, 2008
Closures at Jordan and Beech Cliffs are Rescinded
The wildlife closures at Jordan Cliff and Beech Cliff are being rescinded and the trails will be opened on Thursday, July 24, 2008.
July 23, 2008
Otter Cliffs Climbing Routes Closed
The climbing routes of Otter Cliffs previously known as The Black Crack, Riptide, and Razor Crack (a.k.a. Razor Flake) were closed on Thursday, July 17, until further notice.
July 11, 2008
Acadia HawkWatch Volunteer Needed!
Acadia National Park is seeking one or more volunteers for the HawkWatch program, which runs from August 21 through mid-October.
