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    Acadia

    National Park Maine

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  • Park Loop Road opening

    May 17, 2013: The entire Park Loop Road and all other paved roads in the park open today. All dirt roads in the park, including the Seal Cove Road, will open on June 3.

  • Trail closures

    April 22, 2013: The Precipice, Orange and Black, Valley Cove, and Jordan Cliffs Trails are closed until further notice because of nesting peregrine falcons. All other trails in the park are open, whether accessible from the park or from state roads.

  • Hulls Cove Visitor Center

    May 17, 2013: The visitor center will open on May 19 and will be open 9-5 every day. All park passes are available there. There is an accessible entrance at the back of the building for those who have trouble climbing stairs.

BioBlitz Series - Moth and Butterfly (Lepidoptera) Blitz

 
A sampling of the species captured during the blitz are pinned and labeled on foam.

Specimens collected during the blitz

NPS Photo

From June 12 to 14, 2004, the National Park Service, Maine Entomology Society, and Maine Forest Service hosted 35 professional and amateur entomologists, who volunteered 1,492 hours to conduct the first-ever moth and butterfly blitz in the Schoodic District of Acadia National Park. Participants recorded 18 butterfly and 140 moth species. A number of these moth species were new Maine records. Given the interest and success of this blitz, park staff and the Maine Entomology Society are hoping to conduct future annual collecting efforts for Lepidoptera and/or other invertebrate species in the park.

For a first-hand account of the Lepidoptera Blitz, you can read an article by Dr. Brian Scholtens of the College of Charleston (South Carolina) in the winter 2004-2005 Friends of Acadia Journal (pdf).

 
 
 
  • A large slab of granite overhangs the Homans Path, making it impassable.
    Earthquake Effects
    14 Photos
  • BioBlitz participants look through their finds to see if there are any species worth keeping.
    True Bug Blitz
    11 Photos
  • Blitz participants gather for a pre-blitz session with Dr. Richard Bradley.
    Spider Blitz
    12 Photos
  • Volunteer Max Swann collects small insects using an aspirator while Maine Entomological Society member David Borque looks on.
    Minor Order Blitz
    19 Photos
  • Specimens were pinned and mounted at the end of the BioBlitz. Not all specimens were easily identifiable, as shown by this collection needing further identification.
    Lepidoptera Blitz
    12 Photos

  • A graduate student prepares and pins specimens caught during the BioBlitz.
    Diptera Blitz
    11 Photos

Did You Know?

Image of the Guide's Guide cover

The Guide's Guide to Acadia National Park, originally created to share important information about the park's facilities and natural and cultural resources with commercial guides, is available to the public on this website. The guide contains everything you would want to know about the park. More...