News Release

Acadia National Park is Delaying Acadia Advisory Commission Meeting in Response to State Health Guidance

Date: May 1, 2020
Contact: Christie Anastasia, 207 288-8806

BAR HARBOR, ME – Acadia National Park, in response to guidance from the State of Maine Department of Health and Human Services, is announcing additional modifications to operations to support federal, state, and local efforts to slow the spread of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19).  The Acadia National Park Advisory Commission previously scheduled to meet at park headquarters (20 McFarland Hill Drive) in Bar Harbor at 1 – 3 pm on Monday June 1, 2020 has been delayed until further notice.

“The health and safety of our visitors, employees, volunteers, local communities, and partners at Acadia National Park is our number one priority,” said Superintendent Kevin Schneider. “It is not practicable to convene the Acadia National Park Advisory Commission in-person at this time.”

Congress created the Acadia National Park Advisory Commission in 1986 to consult with the National Park Service on matters relating to the management and development of the park, including, but not limited to, the acquisition of lands and interests in lands. The Commission is comprised of 16 members with three members appointed by the Secretary of Interior, three members appointed by the Governor of Maine, and one member appointed by each of the following towns: Bar Harbor, Cranberry Isles, Frenchboro, Gouldsboro, Mount Desert, Southwest Harbor, Swans Island, Tremont, Trenton, and Winter Harbor. 

The next meeting of the Acadia National Park Advisory Commission, when published to the Federal Register, is tentatively planned for the month of September.

The most recent information about current operations at Acadia National Park are posted at https://www.nps.gov/acad/planyourvisit/conditions.htm.