FRIENDS OF ACADIA ACCOMPLISHMENTS

Thanks to our donors for making this work possible…

Grants

• Supported 36 programs with nearly $1 million in grants to the park and surrounding communities, including $240,000 to carriage road maintenance, $20,384 to trail maintenance, and $206,945 to the Island Explorer bus system
• Employed more than 140 seasonal workers who served Acadia
• Partnered with three organizations to publish Plants of Acadia National Park, a comprehensive photographic field guide to 862 species found in Acadia
• Supported a highly effective invasive plant eradication program in Acadia
• Purchased a new snowmobile for the Acadia Winter Trails Association, to help groom Acadia’s carriage roads for cross country skiing

Stewardship

• Organized and equipped more than 3,000 volunteers who worked on stewardship and other projects in Acadia, including more than 500 under the age of 18
• Hosted events and activites that brought hundreds of children and adults outdoors to learn about and care for Acadia, including Acadia Quest, Family Fun Day, the 20th Annual Take Pride in Acadia Day, the 10th Annual Earth Day Roadside Cleanup, and more
• Maintained and rebuilt trails and other valuable resources through the Acadia Youth Conservation Corps, Ridge Runners, Acadia Trails Forever, and Village Connector Trail programs
• Signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Acadia National Park, to lend support and ensure the future viability of the Wild Gardens of Acadia
• Initiated a village connctor trail project in Trenton, which will provide an outdoor recreation opportunity for the community

Advocacy

• Received the Marjory Stoneman Douglas Award from the National Parks Conservation Association, recognizing advocacy on behalf of Acadia National Park
• Issued five advocacy alerts, bringing together many voices to support full federal funding for Acadia and fight threats to the park
• Lobbied the Maine legislature successfully to limit open carry of firearms in Acadia
• Established the Friends of Acadia Advocacy Committee to support FOA advocacy.

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