Chasing Acadia News Today

The NewsHour Weekend team selected some of our favorite stories of 2021 on nature, climate change and the environment.

On Wednesday, May 12, at 5 p.m., the Northeast Harbor Library will sponsor a Zoom talk by Rich MacDonald, author of the newly-published “Little Big Year: Chasing Acadia’s Birds.” 

Bar Harbor author chronicles birding adventure  BAR HARBOR— Join field biologist, ornithologist and writer Rich MacDonald as he talks about his book “Little Big Year: Chasing Acadia’s Birds” on Thursday, May 6, at 7 p.m. on Zoom with the Jesup Memorial Library.   During 2018, in celebration of the 100th anniversary of the passage of the migratory Bird Treaty Act, MacDonald undertook a year-long adventure to see and hear all the birds of Hancock County, which became his “Little Big...

Even when it’s still cold out, Acadia has a lot to offer Late winter and early spring mean parking spots, serenity, and a great escape. By Diane Bair and Pamela Wright Globe Correspondent,Updated March 17, 2021, 12:00 p.m. Email to a Friend Sand Beach, one of the most popular stops along Acadias Loop Road, has plenty of space to roam in winter.Pamela Wright It was a cold, crisp day, and the sand crunched under our boots as we walked the beach. There were few people. A young couple was walk...

Bird population falls 40% in Maine throughout the past 52 years Field ecologist Rich MacDonald said there are many reasons why bird populations are in decline, but most come back to human behavior. Author: Hannah Yechivi (NEWS CENTER Maine) Published: 7:46 PM EST February 10, 2021 Updated: 2:00 PM EST February 15, 2021 ACADIA, Maine — Maine is known to have beautiful wildlife, but some species of birds have been on the decline. The Schoodic Inst...