The monitoring buoy in Jordan Pond gathers data that helps inform the park’s resource protection efforts.




Eco-Artist Mariah Reading
Mariah Reading creates impressionist paintings on trash to educate on the harms of pollution and climate change.


Diving Into Jordan Pond
Every spring, a high-resolution monitoring buoy is launched in Jordan Pond for data collection.


Restoring Cadillac’s Summit
Acadia National Park continues the long-running effort to restore the Cadillac Mountain summit.


Climate Change Means Difficult Decisions
Early on Wednesday, June 9, 2021, rain began to fall. It had been hot, and the warm air held a lot of moisture. Inches of rain fell within a few hours.




Acadia’s Changing Climate
Changes in climate, when combined with other environmental changes like pollution and invasive species, have altered the park’s forests, lakes, and coasts forever.


Rainstorm Damages Carriage Roads and Trails
June Storm Caused Extensive Damage To 10 Miles of Acadia’s 45-mile Carriage Road System