Wildlife Refuge Opens Headquarters and Visitor Center

5/16/2012 - On May 12 the new collaborative headquarters for the Friends of Maine’s Seabird Islands and the Maine Coastal Islands National Wildlife Refuges opened its doors to the public. Although the exhibits are still in the development and fundraising stages, the turnout at our new facility on the Rockland waterfront was… SEE MORE

COA Senior Presents Coastal Culture Exhibit

5/15/2012 - Ask someone from away what they know of Maine, and chances are they’ll say lobster. Ask someone from Maine what they know of lobstering, and it’s likely they’ll just shrug their shoulders. Alice Anderson, College of the Atlantic senior, is hoping to change that with an exhibit, Coastal Culture: Maine's… SEE MORE

Maine’s Wildest Islands Prepare for Summer

5/14/2012 - As the summer boating season gets underway, the Friends of Maine's Seabird Islands is gearing up. First and foremost, part of our outreach involves communicating the closure of many seabird nesting islands along the coast of Maine. These islands, which belong to the Maine Coastal Islands National Wildlife Refuge, are… SEE MORE
Rob Snyder, of the Island Institute, will present a talk on fisheries on May 16 in Bar Harbor.

Becoming Fishermen’ Lecture to be Held in Bar Harbor

5/10/2012 - Rob Snyder, executive vice president of the Island Institute, will present a talk on fisheries for College of the Atlantic’s Human Ecology Forum. The talk, "Becoming Fishermen in an Era of Depletion: Stories from the recent privatization of the northeastern United States groundfish fishery," will be on Wednesday, May 16,… SEE MORE

North Atlantic Right Whales in Cape Cod Bay

4/24/2012 - These are just a few of the thousands of images taken by the Provincetown Center for Coastal StudiesProvincetown Center for Coastal Studies Aerial Survey team. These surveys monitor the number and location of right whales in Cape Cod Bay so that researchers can determine the health of the population and… SEE MORE