“It’s really bad in May and June, but this year has, by far, been the worst since I’ve been here for browntail moth calls,” state entomologist Tom Schmeelk said in conversation with the Islander.
Ground-level ozone readings at the monitors on McFarland’s Hill and Cadillac reached unhealthy levels on both Sunday and Monday.
Following plans years in the making, Trenton may be close to signing a contract with a solar energy company based in Searsport.
Lawmakers heard hours of testimony relating to two bills that would overhaul the state’s recycling program and make some producers pay for the packaging they bring into the state.
A Climate to Thrive is looking to Electrify MDI and they are partnering with Efficiency Maine to do so. In keeping with their mission to achieve energy independence for Mount Desert Island by 2030, the MDI-based nonprofit is focusing on helping homeowners switch to heat pumps for a more efficient fossil fuel free method of heating their houses.
A Climate to Thrive is offering six 8-week internships to Mount Desert Island High School students entering their sophomore, junior or senior year and MDI High School graduates entering, or currently in, college.
Three scientists have been awarded fellowships to conduct research in Acadia National Park as part of Second Century Stewardship, an initiative of the National Park Service, Schoodic Institute at Acadia National Park and the National Park Foundation.
Members of the student Eco Team at Mount Desert Island High School have asked the school board to make a formal commitment to combatting climate change and its impacts.
A new project aimed at understanding more about the effects of climate change on Mount Desert Island – and what can be done about it – is being launched this month by the MDI Historical Society in partnership with the Schoodic Institute, Acadia National Park, A Climate to Thrive, MDI Biological Laboratory and College of the Atlantic.
In the interest of community health and safety amidst a stubborn spring rise in COVID-19 cases here in Maine, Friends of Acadia will not be holding a formal Earth Day roadside cleanup in 2021.
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