Zell brings extensive fundraising and nonprofit leadership experience, along with deep ties to Acadia and Downeast Maine.

Costumes encouraged on the final volunteer stewardship morning of the season during Trick or Trails. No experience needed, ...

Created in 1961 and maintained by dedicated volunteers, the Wild Gardens of Acadia offers park visitors an award-winning microcosm of Acadia’s uniquely varied plant communities in a serene brookside ...

As the sun rises over the Maple Spring Trail in Acadia National Park, trail crew members operate a high-line system to move granite stairs into place. Vegetation biologists work to eradicate glossy ...

Driving an Island Explorer bus is more than simply knowing the route. Bus drivers help park visitors explore Acadia National Park in a car-free and more eco-friendly way, which is admirable in its own ...

As many of us have experienced this year, Acadia’s roads and parking lots can, at times, become crowded or even gridlocked with too many vehicles. Since Friends of Acadia’s earliest days (and we turn ...

Decades of planning and persistence came to fruition last September as the doors opened to visitors at the newly completed Acadia Gateway Center. It reopens for the season on May 20. Located along ...

The Acadia Gateway Center is now open! Located along Route 3 in Trenton, this facility will welcome visitors to Downeast Maine and Acadia National Park. This intermodal transportation center is the ...

Through the trees along the Eagle Lake Carriage Road, summer hikers and bike riders can spy the early morning sun reflecting hues of pink and orange across the water. This is vista No. 65. Farther ...

Acadia National Park has some practice removing invasive species. If you’ve identified invasive species on your property, you may be wondering, “what now?” Depending on the species of plant, size of ...

On a drizzly, early May night, Sieur de Monts Road was littered with catkins, leaves, and small branches. “Here’s one… or maybe it’s a twig,” I called out. Acadia Science Fellow Marisa Monroe chuckled ...

It was a busy season in Acadia National Park. That’s no surprise, given the popularity of the park and the increasing number of visitors Acadia’s witnessed in recent years. But at Friends of Acadia, ...