Acadia National Park Science Symposium 2026

The event takes place at Moore Auditorium in Winter Harbor, Maine.

The organizer names scientists, educators, students, and park staff among the forum's audiences.

It suits researchers, teachers, graduate students and park staff who work in or near Acadia, since Schoodic Institute and the National Park Service host it as a regional forum for meeting people in adjacent fields and starting joint projects. Specialists looking for a large, discipline-specific research meeting will get less from it, because it is a single full-day forum on Thursday, October 22, built around one theme and a regional focus, though the Zoom option lets distant speakers and attendees take part.

Attendees at park and field science events in Maine usually wear casual, practical clothing such as fleece, sweaters and sturdy shoes rather than business attire. Late October on the Maine coast is cool and often damp, so layers and a rain jacket are sensible.