WINTER HARBOR — Two dead seals that washed ashore last month near Winter Harbor are part of what the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) has declared an “unusual mortality event” that is spreading north through the Gulf of Maine. “The first one was an adult male harbor seal spotted near the Frazer Point picnic …
ACADIA NAT’L PARK — Maine U.S. Sen. Angus King and 2nd District Rep. Bruce Poliquin visited Acadia last Thursday to learn about the park’s infrastructure needs and to tout bills now making their way through Congress that would provide $6.5 billion over the next five years for facilities projects throughout the National Park Service (NPS). …
ACADIA NAT’L PARK — The unusual cycle of heavy rains and hard freezes this past winter, which created a frozen flood in the Great Meadow area, did only minor damage to the Nature Center and other buildings at Sieur de Monts Spring but took a toll on the Wild Gardens of Acadia. “We reacted pretty …
MOUNT DESERT — If you’re planning a garden party on Mount Desert Island, make sure the guest list doesn’t include red pine scale, glossy buckthorn or milfoil. Those are among the invasive species that will be discussed at a public forum at Neighborhood House in Northeast Harbor next Saturday, June 16, from 1-3 p.m. “We …
ACADIA NAT’L PARK — At least three peregrine falcon chicks have hatched this spring at Valley Cove, but the adult pair that frequently builds a nest at the Precipice was unsuccessful this year, and that might also be the case at Jordan Cliffs, according to Bruce Connery, the park’s wildlife biologist. “We will be doing …
MOUNT DESERT — A forum on invasive species will take place at Neighborhood House in Northeast Harbor on Saturday, June 16, from 1-3 p.m. The keynote speaker is Colleen Teerling, a Maine Forest Service entomologist. Area land managers will give local examples of invasive terrestrial species. An aquatic invaders monitoring program will be discussed, and …
ACADIA NAT’L PARK — Some of the unpaved roads in the park will open to motor vehicles later than usual this year, and one of them, Lurvey Spring Road, might not open at all because of damage caused by harsh winter weather conditions. That road, along with Seal Cove Road and Western Mountain Road, has …
SOUTHWEST HARBOR — A solar array is planned for the rooftop of the new public works building and existing salt shed on Seal Cove road, as Southwest Harbor joins other Mount Desert Island towns working with ReVision energy to produce some of the electricity it uses. The Board of Selectmen voted last week to enter …
ACADIA NAT’L PARK — The park’s carriage roads reopened Friday, April 27. Following the spring thaw and heavy rains of the past several weeks, the roads have dried out enough that foot and bicycle traffic isn’t likely to cause serious damage to the roads. However, park officials urge caution when using the carriage roads because …
ACADIA NAT’L PARK — There is a new water tank at Blackwoods Campground and a like-new entry station at Seawall Campground. With a capacity of 47,000 gallons, the new water tank is larger than the one it replaced, which had been “failing slowly over the years, losing water and having lots of small-scale fixes,” said …
