Project Description: Acadia National Park is located in the State of Maine. It protects much of Mount Desert Island, the Schoodic Peninsula, and associated smaller islands along the Atlantic coast. Originally created at Sieur de Monts National Monument in 1916, renamed Lafayette National Park in 1919 and Acadia National Park in 1929, it is the oldest national park east of the Mississippi River. The intertidal zone is a critical part of Acadia National Park, but has not been adequately mapped at low tide, limiting assessments of risks from storms along the coast and management of intertidal natural and cultural resources. This project will provide critical images and maps of topography of the intertidal and intertidal resources at low tide. These products will inform understanding of coastal natural and cultural resources and will inform their management by NPS and other state and local agencies and organizations and private landowners.
Lead Principal Investigator: Dr. Daniel Hayes, University of Maine
Partner Institution: University of Maine
Federal Agency: National Park Service
Federal Agency Technical Contact: Abraham Miller-Rushing
Project Type: Research
Project Discipline: Natural Resources
Project Sub-Discipline(s): Water (FW & Marine)
Start Year: 2020
End Year: 2023
Initial Funding Amount: $40,000.00
Federal Grant Number: P20AC00702
National Park or Protected Area: Acadia National Park
State(s): Maine