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FRIENDS OF ACADIA ACCOMPLISHMENTS
Thanks to our donors for making this work possible…
Grants 
- Contributed more than $13 million in cumulative
grants to the park and surrounding communities
since 1995, including co-funding the Island
Explorer bus system and contributing nearly
$3 million to carriage road maintenance
- Employ annually more than 100 workers who serve Acadia
- Funded, in 2008, five scientists doing field
research in the park through L.L.Bean Acadia
Research Fellowships; funded participation of 12
middle schools in the Schoodic Education
Adventure through the L.L.Bean Kids in Acadia
program
- Supported for a 7th year a study of loon nesting success on MDI
Stewardship
- Recruited and coordinated more than 2,300
volunteers who contributed more than 10,000
hours to the park and surrounding
communities
- Host annual events and activities that
encourage children and adults to get outdoors
and learn about leaving a stewardship legacy,
including Acadia Quest, Family Fun Day, Earth
Day Roadside Clean-Up, Take Pride in Acadia
Day, and National Trails Day events
- Maintained and rebuilt trails and other valuable
resources through our Acadia Youth
Conservation Corps, Ridge Runner, and Village
Connector Trail programs
- Since 2005, protected 14 parcels of land with
partners, including the north slope of Acadia
Mountain, threatened by development in 2007
Advocacy 
- Meet with congressional delegation annually to
encourage maximum funding for national parks
- In 2008, issued four advocacy alerts, bringing
together many voices to support full federal
funding for Acadia and fight threats to the park
- Consulted with Congressional committees and
national park partners on draft legislation
authorizing an additional $200 million in public
and private funding for our national parks
through the Centennial Challenge
- Met with First Lady Laura Bush and co-hosted
members of the House Appropriations
Committee
Download our
Accomplishments &
Milestones Brochure
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