Citizen Science

This January 2019 file photo shows mussels at Pemaquid Mussel Farms mussel growing and processing center in Bucksport.

Environment and Outdoors

Researchers enlist public to map out vanishing Casco Bay mussels

Peter McGuire

The Gulf of Maine Research Institute wants volunteers to find mussel beds hiding in deeper water just off the coast.

Team Zostera's Lucy Dutton, Alison Fogg and Glenn Page scuba dive off the coast of Cousin's Island in Yarmouth, Maine, planting the eelgrass seeds in their designated beds. The team planned out one bed for planting biodegradable tea bags full of seeds, one bed for free-hand seeding, and one control bed with nothing planted, to gauge how the local eelgrass fares on its own.

Climate Desk

Scientists and community groups band together to save Casco Bay's eelgrass

Molly Enking

Through a huge coalition effort, five organizations are working on a method to restore the bay's depleted eelgrass meadows.

Ice starting to thaw on Moosehead Lake on the shores of Greenville, Maine in Piscataquis County. The Katahdin steamship sits at the shore. Ice out was officially declared on April 28th, a bit earlier than usual. To make the declaration, Paradise flies over Moosehead Lake to see if there's enough open water for the Katahdin steamship to cross the lake, from Greenville to Northeast Carry.

Environment and Outdoors

What centuries of ice-out records can tell us about climate change on Maine's lakes

Robbie Feinberg

For nearly 200 years, record-keepers have documented "ice-out" dates on Maine lakes, representing a sign that spring has come and warmer weather is on the way. Now, scientists are relying on those dates to track the effects of climate change on Maine's water bodies.

Maine

Citizen Science: Helping To Gather Data — Safely — Is a Good Use of Lockdown Time

Cindy Han

Spring is prime time for citizen scientists, also called "community scientists," to get involved with helping to gather data for research about our…

Maine

Welcoming Spring: Nature Appreciation, Phenology, Citizen Science, Environmental Education

In coordination with the Nature/PBS series “American Spring LIVE” (airing April 29, 30 and May 1) and Maine Public's tie-in event at the Gisland Farm…

Maine

Citizen Science

Throughout Maine, volunteers contribute legwork and observations for citizen science projects. These citizen scientists gather valuable data on wildlife,…