Friends of Acadia is seeking a consultant to work with Acadia National Park and its partners, chiefly Friends of Acadia, in developing/updating a strategic vision and action plan for connecting youth to Acadia National Park. Most of Acadia’s youth engagement programming is conducted by the National Park Service with federal funding, plus additional financial and administrative support from Friends of Acadia and Schoodic Institute.

The consultant will work with the park and partners in assessing the value and effectiveness of current programs, considering new ideas for engaging youth, and setting specific, measurable, achievable, relevant, and time-bound (SMART) objectives for programs. The resulting plan is intended to guide Acadia National Park and partners through 2028.