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Maine Voices: Defending Acadia against industrial-scale aquaculture The nationally significant gift of Acadia National Park will be tarnished if American Aquafarms’ salmon farms are permitted. By David MacDonald, CEO and President of Friends of Acadia For more than a century, landowners, community members and park partners have worked together to preserve the lands and waters… Read more »
Congressional Leaders Visit Acadia as Part of Climate Change Tour
US Representatives from the Sustainable Energy and Environmental Coalition (SEEC) spent three days in Acadia National Park this week learning about the effects of climate change and how the park is addressing it with the help of partners like Friends of Acadia and Schoodic Institute.
National Mask Requirement Implemented by Park Service
The National Park Service received updated masking requirements on August 16. Currently, in Hancock County, the transmission rate has been sustained at a substantial level. In response, Acadia National Park has required all staff and visitors to wear masks in buildings owned and operated by the federal government and have reduced building occupancies. The latest… Read more »
It’s Acadia Week! Join us to Celebrate Acadia’s 105th
This week, we’re celebrating the founding of our beloved Acadia by hosting 30-min livestream broadcasts from the Bar Harbor Inn…
Acadia is Secretary Haaland’s First US Park Visit
The primary purpose of the Secretary’s visit was to announce a proposed investment of $2.8 billion for the Great American Outdoors Act from the Biden Administration to increase public access and maintenance of public lands and national parks. And to observe how implementation of some of the money in the Great American Outdoors Act approved… Read more »
Cellist Yo-Yo Ma & the U.S. Secretary of the Interior Visit Acadia!
This is an extraordinary week at Acadia National Park with visits from world-renowned cellist Yo-Yo Ma and U.S. Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland, simultaneously! We’ll have more to say after the historic visits, but for now we want to share some of the early press clips here. Cellist Yo-Yo Ma gave two impromptu performances… Read more »
Friends of Acadia, Ken Burns Asks Congress to Fund Parks
On May 26, Friends of Acadia President David MacDonald testified (virtually) before the National Parks Subcommittee of the US Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. David currently serves as the President of the National Park Friends Alliance Steering Committee and testified, along with three other National Park leaders, adding the perspective of the park… Read more »
MacDonald Testifies before US Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources
Today, Friends of Acadia President David MacDonald testified on the state of the National Park System before the National Parks Subcommittee of the US Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. David currently serves as the President of the National Park Friends Alliance Steering Committee and testified, along with other National Park leaders, adding the… Read more »
Marisa Marinelli Named Senior Development Officer
BAR HARBOR — Friends of Acadia welcomes Marisa Marinelli as its new Senior Development Officer for Major Gifts and Events. Marinelli will work with individuals, businesses, and partners to raise funds to help preserve and protect Acadia National Park. She replaces former Senior Development Officer Shawn Keeley who joined College of the Atlantic as its… Read more »
Spring issue of Acadia arrives soon
Acadia: The Friends of Acadia Spring Journal will be arriving in members’ mailboxes over the next couple of weeks. If you would like to read the magazine online or share with friends and family. Features in the Spring 2021 Issue include: REMEMBERING DIANA EMORY Our Friend, Conservationist, and Defender of AcadiaVIRTUAL LEARNING PROGRAMS Provide Lifelines and Virtual… Read more »