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Peregrine falcons return to nest in Acadia National Park

Posted March 22nd, 2017

Precipice, Jordan, and Valley Cove cliffs and associated trails are closed to public entry. Read more >

Chimani receives awards at the 2017 Public Land Alliance Conference for its mobile Acadia Quest

Posted February 17th, 2017

Portland, Maine – Chimani, Inc., the provider of mobile guide apps for national parks, received the Corporate Stewardship Award and Honorable Mention for Innovative Product of the Year… Read more >

National Park Service offers workshop to detect invasive insect

Posted February 9th, 2017

Postponed to March 15. The National Park Service and Maine Department of Agriculture, Conservation, and Forestry are hosting an ash tree bark peeling workshop to learn how to search for the emerald ash borer… Read more >

Acadia National Park Advisory Commission meeting announced

Posted February 1st, 2017

BAR HARBOR, MAINE -The Acadia National Park Advisory Commission will meet from 1 to 3 pm on Monday, February 6, 2017… Read more >

National Park Service offers summer teacher fellowships at Acadia National Park and Saint Croix Island International Historic Site

Posted January 13th, 2017

The National Park Service (NPS) is recruiting six Acadia Teacher Fellows to spend the summer learning about Acadia National Park’s diverse natural and cultural resources, and ways to protect them. Read more >

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Featured

Managing for a Wild Acadia in the 21st Century

Posted April 18th, 2017

From the Spring 2017 Friends of Acadia Journal | It takes broad collaboration to keep Acadia’s natural resources healthy in a changing world Read more >

David Rockefeller passes away at 101

Posted March 20th, 2017

All of us at Friends of Acadia are mourning the loss of a great friend of this park and this organization,… Read more >

Acoustic Ecology and the Acadia Soundscapes

Posted January 9th, 2017

From the Fall/Winter 2016 Friends of Acadia Journal By Frederick Bianchi We live in a culture dominated by the visual. An… Read more >

Where Science, Nature, and Beauty Co-Mingle

Posted January 4th, 2017

From the Fall/Winter 2016 Friends of Acadia Journal By Natalie Overton On an overcast Monday in July, I found myself in… Read more >

A Lead Gift for Youth at Acadia

Posted December 7th, 2016

From the Fall/Winter 2016 Friends of Acadia Journal | One of Friends of Acadia’s goals for this centennial year has been to “inspire Acadia’s future.” A historic gift from the Diana Davis Spencer Foundation to the Tomorrow’s Stewards pillar of FOA’s Second Century Campaign will do just that… Read more >

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Press Releases

Acadia Centennial Task Force dedicates the “Acadia Bicentennial Time Capsule” at Bar Harbor Bank & Trust

Posted February 3rd, 2017

Bar Harbor, Maine — The mood was celebratory when members of the Acadia Centennial Task Force, Acadia National Park officials, staff and board members of Friends of Acadia, and staff of Bar Harbor Bank & Trust gathered this afternoon to dedicate a time capsule intended to be opened in conjunction with Acadia’s bicentennial year in 2116. Read more >

“100 Words for Acadia” Literary Winners Announced

Posted November 30th, 2016

Friends of Acadia, Maine Writers & Publishers Alliance, and Down East Magazine are pleased to announce the six winners of “100 Words for Acadia,” a writing contest celebrating Acadia National Park’s 100th birthday. Read more >

Volunteers Turn Out for Take Pride in Acadia Day

Posted November 7th, 2016

Saturday, November 5th was a beautiful fall day that saw a record-breaking 508 volunteers show their pride in the park at the annual Take Pride in Acadia Day. Read more >

America’s Best Idea: Film Screening and Q&A with Dayton Duncan to Celebrate Acadia Centennial

Posted September 20th, 2016

“Acadia was the first national park east of the Mississippi, and the first ever created from land donated to the nation by private citizens,” Mr. Duncan said about the upcoming event, “beginning a tradition of philanthropy and the parks that continues to this day. It’s an inspiring story about an inspiring and beautiful place, and I’m looking forward to being back in Acadia to help celebrate its centennial.” Read more >

Acadia National Park and Friends of Acadia Present Awards to the Friends of the Islesford Historical Museum

Posted September 19th, 2016

More than 30 residents of the Cranberry Isles, along with representatives of Acadia National Park (ANP) and Friends of Acadia (FOA), enjoyed brilliant September sunshine and fabulous island and ocean views during… Read more >

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