SCHOODIC LECTURE SERIES

Held on the second Saturday of each month at 7 p.m. at the Schoodic Education and Research Center Moore Auditorium in Acadia National Park. The lectures are FREE and open to the public.

Upcoming presenters and topics:

February 13, 2010 - Dr. Brian Beal, professor of marine ecology, University of Maine at Machias,
"The Downeast Institute: Creating New Educational and Economic Opportunities in Eastern Maine."

Past presenters and topics:

January 9, 2010 - Ted Ames & Aaron Dority, Downeast Groundfish Initiative at Penobscot East Resource Center, "Federal Fishing Regulations and the Fish On Your Dinner Plate."

November 14, 2009 - Sheridan Steele, Acadia National Park superintendent, "Plans for the Future of SERC."

October 10, 2009 - Dr. Bob Marvinney, Maine state geologist and director of the Maine Geological Survey, "Test Sites for Offshore Wind Energy."

September 12, 2009 - Bill Clark, retired park ranger and ex-marine, "A Look at Maine Granite."

July 11, 2009 - Brownie Carson, executive director of the Natural Resources Council of Maine, "50 Years of Environmental Protection for Maine: What We’ve Learned, What’s Next."

June 13, 2009 - Sumner High School State Champion Wind Turbine Design Team, "Discussions and demonstrations of their inventions"

May 30, 2009 - Glen Mittelhauser and Bryan Windmiller, "Historic Changes in Freshwater Insect Communities on Mount Desert Island."

May 9, 2009 - Natalie Springuel, Maine Sea Grant, "Fishing for Tourists: The Newfoundland Cod Crisis and the Role of Tourism in Outport Revitalization."

April 11, 2009 - Mark McCollough, Ph.D., endangered species biologist for the U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service, "The Eastern Cougar: Wild Cats or Wild Imaginations?"

February 14, 2009 - Ed Pontbriand, Acadia National Park, "Six Years of the Schoodic Education and Research Center."

January 10, 2009 - William Townsend, field naturalist, "Birding/Birdwatching in Maine, Past and Present."

December 13, 2008 - John Kerry, Director of the Maine State Office of Energy Independence and Security, "Maine's Energy Future."

August 9, 2008 - Jim McKenna, Asst. Professor of Marine Biology, Maine Maritime Academy, "Deer Resource Management"

July 12, 2008 - Rosemary Seton, Allied Whale, "Whales of the Atlantic"

June 14, 2008 - Peter Lord, Island Astronomy Institute, "Starlit Communities Project Introduction"

May 31, 2008 - Gretchen Legler, Professor of Creative Writing, University of Maine Farmington, "Bending Into the Wind: A Writer's Antarctic Journey"

Are you interested in receiving updates about upcoming lectures or joining the Schoodic Committee of Friends of Acadia? Contact Stephanie Clement at 207-288-3340.