Schoodic Institute At Acadia National Park

THE PROJECT WILL CONDUCT RESEARCH AND STEWARDSHIP TO IMPROVE THE CLIMATE RESILIENCE OF THE GREAT MEADOW WETLAND IN ACADIA NATIONAL PARK THE PROJECT ACTIVITIES INCLUDE PROVIDING LEARNING EXPERIENCES FOR YOUTH AND CONDUCTING RESEARCH AND STEWARDSHIP ACTIVITIES RELATED TO MANAGING INVASIVE PLANTS, RESTORING NATIVE PLANTS, RESTORING WETLAND HYDROLOGY, AND REDUCING FLOODING THE PUBLIC INCLUDING SCIENTISTS, RESOURCE MANAGERS, AND EDUCATORS WILL BENEFIT FROM KNEW KNOWLEDGE GENERATED BY THE PROJECT AND BY ACCESS TO DATA, REPORTS, AND COMMUNICATION MATERIALS YOUTH INTERNS WILL GAIN SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE FROM PARTICIPATING IN THE PROJECT

NATURAL RESOURCE STEWARDSHIP

IDENTIFY SPECIES VULNERABLE TO CLIMATE CHANGE AT ACADIA NATIONAL PARK

THE PROJECT WILL DESCRIBE INVOLVEMENT OF THE WABANKAI CONFEDERACY TRIBES INVOLVEMENT IN, REACTIONS TO AND UNDERSTANDING OF THEIR PARTICIPATION IN THE AMERICAN WAR FOR INDEPENDENCE THESE ARE THE MALISEET, MI QMAC, PENOBSCOT, AND PASSAMAQUODDY NATIONS WHICH WERE ENGAGED BOTH WITH THE ENGLISH AND THE COLONIAL FORCES DURING THE WAR FINAL PRODUCTS WILL INCLUDE A REPORT OUTLINING THE RELATIONS SET BY THE HISTORICAL FORCES OF THE WAR FOR EACH COMMUNITY, A BIBLIOGRAPHY AND GEOGRAPHICAL DICTIONARY OF RELEVANT SOURCES AND PLACES IN MAINE WHERE THE WAR PLAYED OUT FOR NATIVE PEOPLE, AND POTENTIALLY OTHER PRODUCTS, E G , ORAL HISTORY, TRANSCRIPTIONS, ETC , THAT ARE DECIDED UPON BY THE CONTRIBUTING TRIBAL CITIZENS

ASSESSING FOREST VEGETATION CONDITION P18AC00190

ACADIA PARTNERS PROGRAM EXPANSION IN LEARNING, RESEARCH AND UNDERSTANING NATURAL SCIENCE (APPEL RUNS)

THE NATURAL RESOURCE STEWARDSHIP PROGRAM IS THE PRINCIPLE MEANS THROUGH WHICH THE NATIONAL PARK SERVICE (NPS) EVALUATES AND IMPROVES THE HEALTH OF WATERSHEDS, LANDSCAPES, AND MARINE AND COASTAL RESOURCES, SUSTAINS BIOLOGICAL COMMUNITIES ON THE LANDS AND WATERS IN PARKS, AND ACTIVELY ENDEAVORS TO IMPROVE THE RESILIENCY OF THESE NATURAL RESOURCES AND ADAPT THEM TO THE EFFECTS OF CLIMATE CHANGE. TO CARRY OUT AND FURTHER THIS STEWARDSHIP RESPONSIBILITY, NPS IMPLEMENTS PROGRAMS THAT ENCOMPASS A BROAD RANGE OF RESEARCH, OPERATIONAL, AND EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITIES BY UTILIZING PARK PERSONNEL AND CONTRACTOR SUPPORT OR COOPERATIVE AGREEMENTS. THIS PROJECT FUNDS MANAGEMENT, ANALYSIS, AND COMMUNICATION OF DATA RELATING TO BATS, BIRDS, AND PLANTS IN ACADIA NATIONAL PARK. IT ALSO FUNDS THE ENGAGEMENT OF THE PUBLIC IN CITIZEN SCIENCE. BENEFICIARIES INCLUDE THE GENERAL PUBLIC.

THE PROJECT WILL PROVIDE OPPORTUNITIES FOR YOUTH TO LEARN ABOUT THE ENVIRONMENT BY PARTICIPATING IN RESEARCH AND STEWARDSHIP ACTIVITIES. THE PROJECT WILL RESULT IN RESEARCH AND NEW KNOWLEDGE THAT WILL INFORM WORK ON FISH PASSAGE AND HABITAT AT OTHER SITES. DATA AND INFORMATION FROM THE PROJECT WILL BE MADE AVAILABLE TO RESEARCHERS, EDUCATORS, AND THE PUBLIC ON IRMA.NPS.GOV (THE PUBLICLY ACCESSIBLE DATABASE OF DATA AND RESEARCH INFORMATION RELATED TO NATIONAL PARKS) AND THROUGH PRESENTATIONS AND REPORTS. THIS WILL INCREASE PUBLIC AWARENESS, KNOWLEDGE, AND SUPPORT FOR STEWARDSHIP OF THE NATIONS CULTURAL AND NATURAL HERITAGE.

15.945: COOPERATIVE RESEARCH AND TRAINING PROGRAMS OF THE NATIONAL PARK SYSTEM CESU NETWORKPROGRAMMING SUPPORTS A COMPREHENSIVE NETWORK OF COOPERATIVE STUDY UNITS TO FACILITATE COOPERATIVE RESEARCH, TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE, EDUCATION, AND TRAINING TO INFORM SCIENCE-BASED MANAGEMENT OF THE NATIONAL PARK SYSTEM. THE STUDY UNITS FACILITATE MULTI-DISCIPLINARY SCIENCE AND INTEGRATED INFORMATION PRODUCTS ACROSS MULTIPLE GEOGRAPHIC REGIONS OF THE NATIONAL PARK SYSTEM. SCHOODIC INSTITUTE WILL PARTNER WITH NPS AT ACADIA NATIONAL PARK, THE UNIVERSITY OF MAINE AND FEDERALLY RECOGNIZED INDIAN TRIBES IN MAINE TO INTEGRATE INDIGENOUS KNOWLEDGE AND SCIENCE TO MANAGE CLIMATE VULNERABLE CULTURAL HERITAGE RESOURCES. BENEFICIARIES INCLUDE STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTS, FEDERALLY RECOGNIZED INDIAN TRIBAL GOVERNMENTS, PUBLIC PRIVATE NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS, NONPROFIT INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER EDUCATION, AND THE GENERAL PUBLIC.

THIS PROJECT WILL DEVELOP TOOLS THAT WILL MAKE NATIONAL PARK SERVICE NATURAL RESOURCE DATA MORE ACCESSIBLE AND EASIER TO USE. THE TOOLS WILL USE NEW TECHNIQUES TO HELP WITH DATA ANALYSIS AND VISUALIZATION. THE PROJECT WILL IMPROVE THE ABILITY OF PARK MANAGERS, RESEARCHERS, EDUCATORS, STUDENTS AND THE PUBLIC TO USE NATIONAL PARK SERVICE DATA TO LEARN ABOUT RESOURCES AND TO INFORM DECISIONS.

THIS PROJECT WILL RESTORE HABITAT AND THE PROTECT WILDLIFE IN AREAS THAT WERE SEVERELY IMPACTED BY WINTER STORMS IN ACADIA NATIONAL PARK. IT WILL ALSO ASSESS THE EFFECTIVENESS OF RESTORATION ACTIONS AND WILL MAKE THE RESULTING DATA AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC. THIS WORK WILL COMPLEMENT BROADER REHABILITATION OF ROADS AND TRAILS THAT WERE DAMAGED AND WILL IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF VISITOR EXPERIENCES IN THE PARK.

THE PURPOSE OF THIS AWARD IS TO CHARACTERIZE THE CURRENT CONDITION OF THE VARIOUS ASPECTS OF THE PLANT COMMUNITIES WITHIN FORESTED SYSTEMS AND TO IDENTIFY WHICH FACTORS STRESSORS ARE AFFECTING THESE CONDITIONS. NETN, MIDN, AND NCBN ARE ESPECIALLY INTERESTED IN ANALYSES THAT EVALUATE HOW THE CONDITIONS WITHIN THESE ECOSYSTEMS ARE CHANGING IN RESPONSE TO CLIMATE CHANGE, DEER BROWSE, AND THE PRESENCE OF INVASIVE SPECIES AT BOTH LOCAL AND REGIONAL SCALES.THE OUTCOMES OF THIS WORK WILL INCREASE THE PUBLIC AND SCIENTIFIC COMMUNITYS KNOWLEDGE OF HOW A VARIETY OF LOCAL AND REGIONAL STRESSORS AFFECTS THE CONDITION OF FORESTED AND WETLAND COMMUNITIES. THIS PROJECT WILL BUILD RESOURCE STEWARDSHIP ETHICS IN ITS PARTICIPANTS INCLUDING THE GREATER PUBLIC.

RESTORE DEGRADED PLANT COMMUNITIES ON CADILLAC MOUNTAIN AND OTHER SUMMITS

ACADIA B-WET: A PARTNERSHIP TO HELP TEACHERS ENGAGE STUDENTS IN SUSTAINED PROJECT-ORIENTED INVESTIGATIONS OF THE AMERICAN EEL (ANGUILLA ROSTRATA) IN

FOREST CONDIION & MANAGEMENT

PLANNING AND IMPLEMENTING RESEARCH LEARNING CENTER EDUCATION PROGRAMS

TRADITIONAL ECOLOGICAL KNOWLEDGE

THE NATURAL RESOURCE STEWARDSHIP PROGRAM IS THE PRINCIPLE MEANS THROUGH WHICH THE NATIONAL PARK SERVICE (NPS) EVALUATES AND IMPROVES THE HEALTH OF WATERSHEDS, LANDSCAPES, AND MARINE AND COASTAL RESOURCES, SUSTAINS BIOLOGICAL COMMUNITIES ON THE LANDS AND WATERS IN PARKS, AND ACTIVELY ENDEAVORS TO IMPROVE THE RESILIENCY OF THESE NATURAL RESOURCES AND ADAPT THEM TO THE EFFECTS OF CLIMATE CHANGE. TO CARRY OUT AND FURTHER THIS STEWARDSHIP RESPONSIBILITY, NPS IMPLEMENTS PROGRAMS THAT ENCOMPASS A BROAD RANGE OF RESEARCH, OPERATIONAL, AND EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITIES BY UTILIZING PARK PERSONNEL AND CONTRACTOR SUPPORT OR COOPERATIVE AGREEMENTS. THIS PROJECT FUNDS EDUCATION PROGRAMS TO MIDDLE SCHOOL STUDENTS, ENGAGING THEM IN STEWARDSHIP AND LEARNING IN ACADIA NATIONAL PARK. BENEFICIARIES INCLUDE THE GENERAL PUBLIC.

DESIGN AND IMPLEMENT RESEARCH LEARNING CENTER ACTIVITIES IN ACADIA NATIONAL PARK

15.945: COOPERATIVE RESEARCH AND TRAINING PROGRAMS OF THE NATIONAL PARK SYSTEM CESU NETWORKPROGRAMMING SUPPORTS A COMPREHENSIVE NETWORK OF COOPERATIVE STUDY UNITS TO FACILITATE COOPERATIVE RESEARCH, TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE, EDUCATION, AND TRAINING TO INFORM SCIENCE-BASED MANAGEMENT OF THE NATIONAL PARK SYSTEM. THE STUDY UNITS FACILITATE MULTI-DISCIPLINARY SCIENCE AND INTEGRATED INFORMATION PRODUCTS ACROSS MULTIPLE GEOGRAPHIC REGIONS OF THE NATIONAL PARK SYSTEM.THIS PROJECT WILL IDENTIFY LOCATIONS WHERE MERCURY CONCENTRATIONS IN FISH AND WILDLIFE ARE HIGH AND MAY POSE THREATS TO PUBLIC HEALTH AND WILDLIFE HEALTH. THE PROJECT WILL SAMPLE DRAGONFLY LARVAE IN LAKES, STREAMS, AND WETLANDS IN APPROXIMATELY 6 NATIONAL PARK UNITS. THE SAMPLES WILL BE TESTED FOR MERCURY CONCENTRATIONS, WHICH REFLECTS MERCURY CONCENTRATIONS IN FISH AND WILDLIFE. THE PROJECT WILL ENGAGE STUDENTS AND THE PUBLIC IN COLLECTING DRAGONFLY LARVAE SAMPLES FOR TESTING, INCREASING PUBLIC UNDERSTANDING OF THE ISSUES AND FOSTERING A SENSE OF SHARED STEWARDSHIP FOR NATURAL RESOURCES.BENEFICIARIES INCLUDE STUDENTS GAINING HANDS-ON EXPERIENCE, THE SCIENTIFIC COMMUNITY EXPANDING KNOWLEDGE ABOUT THE SPECIES, AND THE PUBLIC ACCESSING STUDY FINDINGS.

THIS PROGRAM SUPPORTS PROJECTS THAT FURTHER THE MISSION OF THE NATIONAL PARK SERVICE AND EFFORTS IN NATURAL AND CULTURAL RESOURCE CONSERVATION, PROTECTION, AND ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY THAT ARE NOT COVERED UNDER OTHER SPECIFIC FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS. FOR THIS PROJECT, ACADIA NATIONAL PARK AND THE SCHOODIC INSTITUTE OF ACADIA NATIONAL PARK WILL COLLABORATE TO PROVIDE UNDERREPRESENTED YOUTH THE OPPORTUNITY TO PARTICIPATE IN THE CAREER AND SCHOODIC EDUCATION ADVENTURE CAMP PROGRAMS AT THE PARK. THIS PROJECT WILL ALSO ENGAGE A RESEARCHER TO PRODUCE A SPECIAL HISTORY STUDY REPORT. BENEFICIARIES INCLUDE PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS, PUBLIC NONPROFIT INSTITUTIONS ORGANIZATIONS, PRIVATE NONPROFIT INSTITUTIONS ORGANIZATIONS, NON-FEDERAL GOVERNMENT ENTITIES, INDUSTRY AND PUBLIC DECISION MAKERS, RESEARCH SCIENTISTS, ENGINEERS, AND THE GENERAL PUBLIC.

P15AC01504

MOSTLY AT A PARK LEVEL, PROJECTS ENCOMPASS A BROAD RANGE OF RESEARCH, OPERATIONAL, ANDEDUCATIONAL ACTIVITIES ACROSS ALL ASPECTS OF CULTURAL RESOURCE STEWARDSHIP ACTIVITIES, INCLUDING BUT NOTLIMITED TO INVENTORY, MONITORING, RESEARCH, REHABILITATION, RECONSTRUCTION, RESTORATION, PRESERVATION,DOCUMENTATION, DATA RECOVERY, EDUCATION, AND CLIMATE CHANGE MITIGATION AND ADAPTATION. THIS PROJECT SUPPORTS THE FIRST STAGES OF INTERPRETATION AND EDUCATION FOR THE INDIGENOUS AMERICA 250 HRS THROUGH COMMUNITY, NPS TRAINING, AND DATA SHARING ENGAGEMENT. INDIGENOUS AMERICA 250 IS A COMMUNITY-DRIVEN RESEARCH PROJECT THAT EXAMINES THE REVOLUTIONARY WAR AND ITS AFTERMATH FROM THE PERSPECTIVES OF TRIBAL NATIONS. INDIGENOUS SELF-DETERMINATION AND THE RECLAMATION OF INDIGENOUS IDENTITY INFORMS INDIGENOUS DATA SOVEREIGNTY (IDS), AN ASSERTION OF THE RIGHTS AND INTERESTS OF INDIGENOUS PEOPLES IN RELATION TO DATA ABOUT THEM, THEIR TERRITORIES, AND THEIR WAYS OF LIFE. DEVELOPING SHARED UNDERSTANDINGS OF IDS IS A CRITICAL COMPONENT OF RELEVANT RESEARCH RELATED TO INDIGENOUS PEOPLES, AND TO THE ETHICAL TRANSLATION OF THAT RESEARCH INTO EDUCATIONAL AND INTERPRETIVE MATERIALS IN NATIONAL PARKS (TO BE ACCOMPLISHED IN PHASE 2). SHARED UNDERSTANDINGS OF IDS FACILITATES EFFECTIVE OUTREACH AND ENGAGEMENT. THIS IS A NECESSARY STEP FOR BUILDING OUT CO-CREATED MATERIAL WITH TRIBAL COMMUNITIES. THE WORKSHOPS SUPPORT THE NPS STRATEGIC AND MANAGEMENT GOALS OF CAPACITY BUILDING FOR TRIBAL MEMBERS TO TELL THEIR OWN STORIES AT NPS UNITS AND WITHIN NPS DOCUMENTATION. PHASE 1 WILL HAVE A SIGNIFICANT IMPACT ON THE SUCCESS OF NPS UNITS AROUND THE IR1-NAA TO ENGAGE WITH TRIBAL COMMUNITIES AROUND THE HISTORY AND MEANING OF THE REVOLUTION. BENEFICIARIES INCLUDE STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTS, FEDERALLY RECOGNIZED INDIAN TRIBAL GOVERNMENTS, NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS, EDUCATIONAL OR SCIENTIFIC INSTITUTIONS, ASSOCIATIONS, INDIVIDUALS.

NPS INTERPRETATION EXPERTS WILL WORK WITH WABANAKI TRIBAL CULTURAL ADVISORS TO CREATE BOTH A COOPERATIVE PROCESS FOR EVALUATING EXISTING CONTENT AND FOR CREATING A SUITE OF NEW INTERPRETIVE PRODUCTS.

ASSESSING THE FACTORS AFFECTING THE CONDITION OF VEGETATION IN EASTERN NPS PARKS

15.945: COOPERATIVE RESEARCH AND TRAINING PROGRAMS OF THE NATIONAL PARK SYSTEM CESU NETWORKPROGRAMMING SUPPORTS A COMPREHENSIVE NETWORK OF COOPERATIVE STUDY UNITS TO FACILITATE COOPERATIVE RESEARCH, TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE, EDUCATION, AND TRAINING TO INFORM SCIENCE-BASED MANAGEMENT OF THE NATIONAL PARK SYSTEM. THE STUDY UNITS FACILITATE MULTI-DISCIPLINARY SCIENCE AND INTEGRATED INFORMATION PRODUCTS ACROSS MULTIPLE GEOGRAPHIC REGIONS OF THE NATIONAL PARK SYSTEM.THIS GOAL OF THIS PROJECT IS TO IDENTIFY HOT SPOTS WHERE ECOLOGICALLY IMPORTANT POPULATIONS OF SALAMANDERS AND FROGS CROSS ROADS AND ARE OFTEN KILLED IN ACADIA NATIONAL PARK. THE RESULTS WILL INFORM TRANSPORTATION PLANNING AND OTHER MEASURES TO REDUCE WILDLIFE MORTALITY AND IMPROVE DRIVER SAFETY.BENEFICIARIES INCLUDE STUDENTS GAINING HANDS-ON EXPERIENCE, THE SCIENTIFIC COMMUNITY EXPANDING KNOWLEDGE ABOUT THE SPECIES, AND THE PUBLIC ACCESSING STUDY FINDINGS.

ENGAGE VISITORS IN CITIZEN SCIENCE BY DOCUMENTING BIODIVERSITY AND PHENOLOGY PILOT PROJECT

PURPOSE OF AWARD (SUMMARY OF THE GOALS AND OBJECTIVES OF THE PROJECT):THE PURPOSE OF THIS PROJECT IS TO MAP THE LOCATIONS TREE SPECIES AND THE CONDITION OF TREE HEALTH IN ACADIA NATIONAL PARK (ACADIA) AND KATAHDIN WOODS AND WATERS NATIONAL MONUMENT (KATAHDIN) SO THAT THE PARKS CAN UNDERSTAND THE THREAT OF INVASIVE INSECT PESTS AND PROTECT THREATENED TREE SPECIES TRADITIONALLY USED BY THE WABANAKI TRIBES, SUCH AS ASH.SUMMARY OF PROJECT SPECIFIC ACTIVITIES:THIS PROJECT WILL MAP SELECT SPECIES OF TREES AND TREE HEALTH FOR ALL FORESTED LANDS IN ACADIA AND KATAHDIN USING EXISTING GROUND, AIRBORNE, AND SATELLITE IMAGERY. THESE MAPS WILL ASSIST RESOURCE MANAGEMENT IN: 1) MANAGEMENT OF INVASIVE INSECT PESTS AND DISEASES, SUCH AS EMERALD ASH BORER, HEMLOCK WOOLY ADELGID, AND RED PINE SCALE, AND 2) ANTICIPATING AND MANAGING CHANGES IN FOREST SPECIES.PERFORMANCE GOALS INCLUDING MILESTONES AND EXPECTED OUTCOMES:1) MAP OF TREE SPECIES COMPOSITION AND TREE HEALTH IN ACADIA AND KATAHDIN2) PEER-REVIEWED REPORT OR MANUSCRIPT THAT DESCRIBES THE CONDITION OF A RANGE OF FOREST TYPES ACROSS BOTH PARKS.3) TWO IN-PERSON WORKSHOPS, ONE EACH IN ACADIA AND KATAHDIN, TO COMMUNICATE FINDINGS TO PARK STAFF AND OTHER STAKEHOLDERS AND TO GET INPUT TO IMPROVE AND REVISE THE MAPS.4) COMMUNICATION PRODUCT (E.G., WEB ARTICLE) TO SHARE THE FINDINGS MORE WIDELY.BENEFICIARIES: PARK STAFF AND VISITORS, WABANAKI TRIBES

CITIZEN SCIENCE WORKSHOPS FOR MANAGERS, INTERPRETERS, AND SCIENTISTS

ASSESS ISLAND BIODIVERSITY AND ARCHEOLOGICAL SITES AND DEVELOP COMMUNICATION STRATEGIES WITH TRIBAL PARTNERS

THE AGREEMENT WILL SUPPORT 3 INTERNS FOR 9 WEEKS AND 3 VOLUNTEERS FOR 11 WEEKS EACH. INTERNS WILL WORK WITH NATIONAL PARK SERVICE STAFF TO IMPLEMENT RESIDENTIAL NATURAL RESOURCE STEWARDSHIP AND SCIENCE EDUCATION PROGRAMS, INCLUDING THE SCHOODIC EDUCATION ADVENTURE (SEA) FOR 12 SCHOOLS, REACHING ROUGHLY 700 STUDENTS AND PARK VISITORS. AN EDUCATOR WILL DEVELOP EDUCATION AND INTERPRETIVE MATERIALS TO ENGAGE WITH STUDENTS, COMPLEMENTING THE SEA PROGRAM. THE INTERNS, VOLUNTEERS, AND EDUCATOR WILL ALSO OFFER PUBLIC PROGRAMS FOR PARK VISITORS.

WORKSHOP PROPOSAL: INTEGRATING CITIZEN SCIENCE INTO THE STEM LEARNING ECOSYSTEM

ACADIA NATIONAL PARK AND SAINT CROIX ISLAND INTERNATIONAL HISTORIC SITE ARE REQUIRED TO CONDUCT PERIODIC VISITS AND CONDITION ASSESSMENTS FOR ALL ARCHEOLOGICAL SITES WITHIN THE PARK. BETWEEN BOTH SITES THERE ARE ONE HUNDRED THIRTY THREE SITES DUE FOR ASSESSMENT. USING A PREEXISTING SITE CONDITION ASSESSMENT FORM THE CONSULTANT ARCHEOLOGIST WILL CONFIRM SITE LOCATION AND DOCUMENT CURRENT SITE CONDITIONS INCLUDING THREATS AND DISTURBANCES.

THE NATURAL RESOURCE STEWARDSHIP PROGRAM IS THE PRINCIPLE MEANS THROUGH WHICH THE NATIONAL PARK SERVICE (NPS) EVALUATES AND IMPROVES THE HEALTH OF WATERSHEDS, LANDSCAPES, AND MARINE AND COASTAL RESOURCES, SUSTAINS BIOLOGICAL COMMUNITIES ON THE LANDS AND WATERS IN PARKS, AND ACTIVELY ENDEAVORS TO IMPROVE THE RESILIENCY OF THESE NATURAL RESOURCES AND ADAPT THEM TO THE EFFECTS OF CLIMATE CHANGE. TO CARRY OUT AND FURTHER THIS STEWARDSHIP RESPONSIBILITY, NPS IMPLEMENTS PROGRAMS THAT ENCOMPASS A BROAD RANGE OF RESEARCH, OPERATIONAL, AND EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITIES BY UTILIZING PARK PERSONNEL AND CONTRACTOR SUPPORT OR COOPERATIVE AGREEMENTS. THIS PROJECT FUNDS MAPPING OF AN INVASIVE INSECT PEST IN ACADIA NATIONAL PARK AND DEVELOPMENT OF RECOMMENDATIONS FOR MONITORING AND MANAGING ITS SPREAD. BENEFICIARIES INCLUDE THE GENERAL PUBLIC.

ACAD TA FOR SCHOODIC INST FY18 - RLC P15AC01504

MABI SCHOODIC-INVASIVES P18AC00190

THE PROJECT WILL EXPAND INTERPRETIVE STORYTELLING AT ST. CROIX ISLAND INTERNATIONAL HISTORIC SITE BY WORKING IN DIRECT COLLABORATION WITH PASSAMAQUODDY COMMUNITY MEMBERS TO DEVELOP AND SHARE WABANAKI PERSPECTIVES STORIES AND ARTISTIC INTERPRETATION. THIS PROJECT CENTERS ON THE DEVELOPMENT OF NEW INTERPRETIVE SIGNAGE AND DIGITAL STORYTELLING CONTENT BASED ON GUIDANCE AND PARTICIPATION FROM PASSAMAQUODDY ELDERS EDUCATORS AND ARTISTS. THE PASSAMAQUODDY TRIBES AT PLEASANT POINT AND INDIAN TOWNSHIP ARE FEDERALLY RECOGNIZED INDIAN TRIBES AFFILIATED WITH ST. CROIX IHS. NPS IS MEETING ITS RESPONSIBILITY FOR GOVERNMENT TO GOVERNMENT CONSULTATION WITH THIS PROJECT TO COLLABORATE FULLY ON EDUCATION AND INTERPRETATION.

COMMUNICATING CLIMATE ADAPTATION BEST PRACTICES FOR PROTECTED AREAS

NOR'EASTERS INTERPRETIVE COMPONENT

STRENGTHENING CITIZEN SCIENCE IMPACTS IN THE MERCURY IN DRAGONFLIES PROGRAM

P18AC00190

OPERATING RESEARCH LEARNING CENTER