A Magazine about Acadia National Park and Surrounding...

Spring 2013Volume 18 No. 1

A Magazine about Acadia National Park and Surrounding Communities

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PURCHASE YOUR PARK PASS!Whether driving, walking, bicycling, or riding the IslandExplorer through the park, we all must pay the entrance fee.Eighty percent of all fees paid in the park stay in the park, tobe used for projects that directly benefit park visitors andresources.

The Acadia National Park $20 weekly pass ($10 in the off-season) and $40 annual pass are available at the following locations:

Open Year-Round:~ Acadia National Park Headquarters (Eagle Lake Road)

Open Late May through November:~ Hulls Cove Visitor Center~ Thompson Island Information Center~ Sand Beach Entrance Station~ Blackwoods and Seawall Campgrounds~ Jordan Pond and Cadillac Mountain Gift Shops

For more information visit

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1Friends of Acadia Journal Spring 2013

Although spring comes slowly toAcadia, a bit less ice shines onSargent’s dome these days and hik-

ing boots have replaced winter boots out-side my mudroom door. This is a wonderfultime of year for quieter visits to the park, withthe rush of a trailside stream more likely thanthe sound of traffic, and pedestrians and bik-ers outnumbering cars on Ocean Drive. It isnot, however, a time of rest and relaxation atAcadia National Park’s headquarters or theoffices of Friends of Acadia.

Many people have asked me: is there aquiet season at Friends of Acadia? The answerI am learning as I come out of my first win-ter as president here is “no!”

Year-end is of course our busiest time fordonations—and for that we are very grateful.We are also helping to plan and hire the manyseasonal positions that help make Acadia tick,evaluating the programs we supportedthrough almost $1 million in grants to thepark last year, and thinking proactively aboutnew initiatives launching in the comingmonths. Our staff is in high demand forworkshops and conferences from local rotaryclubs to national park groups; we value theseleadership opportunities, as well as the chanceto learn from others in our community.

Perhaps most importantly, Friends ofAcadia’s role in serving as a voice for our thou-sands of constituents and an advocate forAcadia requires constant vigilance, whetherspring, summer, winter, or fall. This advoca-cy role is something that sets Friends ofAcadia apart among many other friends’groups around the country.

We often use the word “protected” todescribe park lands and resources. While theword implies something completed, all of usat Friends of Acadia know that the work isongoing and is only accomplished with theactive engagement of members like you. Aboundary line drawn on a map or a set of reg-ulations within state or federal law will onlydo so much; the rest is up to us—to stay con-nected with our parks by enjoying them inevery season, and to act on our love for thisplace by giving back through FOA member-

ship, volunteering in the park, or speakingup with elected officials.

In February I visited members of Maine’scongressional delegation in Washington, DC.I was fortunate to be accompanied by sever-al FOA volunteers who added their voice tothe message that Acadia is a natural, cultur-al, and recreational gem, a source of inspira-tion for millions of visitors each year, and aneconomic powerhouse for the people ofMaine. I may be biased, but it seemed as ifthinking and talking about Acadia was the

high point of that day for many of those offi-cials and staffers!

The messages we were delivering, howev-er, were anything but bright. With flat ordecreased funding for parks in recent yearsand the constant increase in the cost of doingbusiness, Acadia has been forced to down-size—not through one dramatic set of layoffs,but rather by incremental cuts, hiring freezes,and consolidations. Meanwhile, visitation toAcadia is increasing, as are the expectationsof visitors.

Just days after my visit, the situation actu-ally darkened when the federal sequester tookeffect on March first. These mandated cutsaffect Acadia at the most basic operationallevel—they will prevent the park from hiringcore positions for visitor services, air andwater quality monitoring, and even mechan-ics and plumbers to keep the systems work-ing. Just as damaging, however, is their crip-pling impact on the park’s ability to planstrategically for projects two or three yearsout—given the complete unreliability offunding, as the federal budget limps from one“continuing resolution” to the next. As Acadiagears up for the summer season, already theimpact of the sequester is becoming painful-ly evident, as the park extends winter clo-sures of the Loop Road and other facilitiesand announces cuts in seasonal staffing andranger-led programs.

It has ever been part of Friends of Acadia’score values that we enhance—not replace—federal support for the park. Still, theinevitable fallout from sequestration willimpact the direction and urgency of ourwork. We will need to be more nimble, morecreative, and more focused if we are to helpAcadia through this challenging time. Theefforts of Friends of Acadia have never beenmore important, nor has the voice and sup-port of each and every one of our members.Thank you for your commitment to ensur-ing that Acadia continues to thrive through-out the seasons. �

—David R. MacDonald

ADVOCATING FOR ACADIA ALL YEAR LONG

President’s Message

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FEATURE ARTICLES

6 Painting Bridges Heidi Stanton-DrewCreating art and community in Acadia

9 The Colemans and the Wild Gardens Anne KozakA renowned scientist and dedicated docent volunteers in honor of his late wife

10 Acadia Field School Tutku Ak & M. Margaret Bryant Documenting the carriage road landscape

12 Summer Construction in the Park Len BobinchokKeeping Acadia’s roads in tip-top shape

14 The Apples of Acadia Todd Little-Siebold, Rebecca Cole-Will, & David ManskiConjuring forgotten agricultural landscapes

32 Why I’m a Friend of Acadia Dolores KongSeeing Acadia for the first time—again

ACTIVITIES AND DEPARTMENTS1 President’s Message Advocating for Acadia All Year Long

3 Superintendent’s View A Place at the Heart of Learning

5 Special Person Joe Pagan

17 Where in Acadia?

19 Advocacy Corner Sequestration Concerns at Acadia

20 Updates

26 Book Reviews

29 Chairman’s Letter Now, More than Ever

30 In Memoriam Trishie Scull & Carrie Witt

BOARD OF DIRECTORSEdward L. Samek, ChairJohn Fassak, Vice Chair

Ed Lipkin, TreasurerEmily Beck, Secretary

Fred BensonBrownie Carson

Gail ClarkHannah Sistare Clark

Michael CookAndrew Davis

Nathaniel FentonC. Boyden Gray

Anne GreenCookie Horner

Jack KelleyBarbara McLeod

Meredith MoriartyLili Pew

Donna ReisJack Russell

Michael SiklosiNonie Sullivan

Christiaan van HeerdenDick Wolf

Bill Zoellick

HONORARY TRUSTEESEleanor Ames

Robert and Anne BassCurtis and Patricia BlakeRobert and Sylvia Blake

Frederic A. Bourke Jr.Tristram and Ruth Colket

Gail CookShelby and Gale Davis

Dianna EmoryFrances Fitzgerald

Sheldon GoldthwaitNeva Goodwin

Paul and Eileen GrowaldJohn and Polly Guth

Paul HaertelLee Judd

Debby LashLinda LewisLiz Martinez

Gerrish and Phoebe MillikenGeorge J. and Heather Mitchell

Joseph MurphyJanneke Neilson

Nancy NimickJack PerkinsNancy Pyne

Nathaniel P. ReedAnn R. Roberts

David RockefellerJeannine Ross

Howard SolomonErwin Soule

Diana Davis SpencerJulia Merck Utsch

EMERITUS TRUSTEESW. Kent Olson

Charles R. Tyson Jr.

FRIENDS OF ACADIA STAFFTheresa Begley, Projects & Events Coordinator

Mary Boëchat, Development OfficerSharon Broom, Development Officer

Aimee Beal Church, Communications & Outreach CoordinatorStephanie Clement, Conservation Director

Lisa Horsch Clark, Director of DevelopmentSarah Curts, Accounting & Administrative Associate

David R. MacDonald, President & CEODiana R. McDowell, Director of Finance & Administration

Mike Staggs, Office Manager


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On the summit of Cadillac one daylast summer, I overheard a younggirl exclaim to her mother, “this

place is awesome!” Acadia National Parkhas a way of making real connections withpeople and affecting them in ways that cre-ate great opportunities for learning.

Acadia is an exceptional outdoor class-room and a wellspring of outdoor, lifelonglearning experiences for the next genera-tion just as this amazing place has been forthe generations since 1916, when Acadiawas first established. Working with Friendsof Acadia, we have shaped a series of pro-grams intended to nurture familiarity andlove for nature—and cultivate future parkstewards. The foundation of our commit-ment to lifelong learning is a sequence ofpark-based programs designed to spanevery age group, from preschoolers toadults. This progression of learning, with avariety of different approaches, is funda-mental to developing a sense of personalstewardship for Acadia.

We know that learning begins with indi-vidual discovery of things that have mean-ing to us. Hands-on, discovery-basedexperiences are important for youth andfirst-time visitors to Acadia. The JuniorRanger programs and special events likeFamily Fun Day entice young children andfamilies to experience Acadia in new andmeaningful ways. Many ranger-led pro-grams, such as “Stream Team” and“Intertidal Discoveries,” are also designedas introductory discovery programs.

For middle-school students we offer the3-day residential Schoodic EducationAdventure (SEA) at SERC, which enables800 Maine kids each year to discover thewonders of science and nature. For high-school and college students, we havedeveloped paid internship opportunitieswith help from FOA, including the AcadiaYouth Technology Team (AYTT), theRaptor Internship, Ridge Runners, and theAcadia Youth Conservation Corps (AYCC)trail crew. The spectrum continues intoadulthood with programs like the Teacher-

Ranger-Teacher program, volunteer oppor-tunities throughout the park, and our citizen-science initiative.

Personal inspiration is another key ele-ment of learning. We offer programs thatencourage creative approaches to appreci-ating this place, such as nature sketchingwith an artist-in-residence, “Photography101” with a park ranger, and Wabanakicultural demonstrations of traditionalskills.

For the visitor who is inspired by physi-cal challenge, we offer ranger-led hikes andbike rides and encourage visitors to createtheir own challenges to match their skills.The experiential scavenger hunt of AcadiaQuest offers a framework for self-directedexploration. We are fortunate to have anisland of mountains surrounded by a gulfof water, providing endless opportunitiesto challenge our skills in all types of terrainand conditions.

Discovery and meaningful experiencesbuild emotional ties to Acadia and inspirepeople of all ages. More advanced and in-depth opportunities challenge the intellectthrough technology or science. Programslike the AYTT challenge teens to be inno-vative problem-solvers and to use technol-ogy as a tool for connecting people to the

outdoors, The annual BioBlitz builds citi-zen-scientists who are trained observersand recorders of nature’s patterns andspecies. Students who participate in thewidely acclaimed Schoodic EducationAdventure (SEA) program get a blend ofexperiences encouraging discovery, inspi-ration, and innovation using science andtechnology.

At the highest level of learning, we aimto build environmental leaders. We workwith local high schools to provide park-based programs for service learning, whichencourage them to create projects designed“by youth for youth” such as an outdoorscience trail at MDI High School.Internships build leadership skills andencourage the development of lifelongskills like problem solving, public speak-ing, and research-based decision making.

National parks are the real places, withamazing stories and dynamic processesthat classroom textbooks try to explain.When kids experience places like Acadiausing all of their senses, they see, hear,smell and touch this place and discoverhow it can be real for them every time theyvisit. Acadia is able to integrate the beautyand complexity of its natural and culturalresources as a foundation for learning andcaring. The park challenges us to find theplaces and experiences that shape who weare. This is why this national park wasbuilt by the people for the people—a placeat the heart of who we are as individualsand as a nation. For the last hundred years,Acadia has offered a lifelong legacy ofplace-based learning and personal discov-ery that will continue well to into the nextcentury. Just as Acadia inspired that littlegirl on Cadillac, this national park inspiresthousands of people, of all ages, each year. �

—Sheridan Steele

A PLACE AT THE HEART OF LEARNING

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Friends of Acadia preserves, protects, and promotes stewardship of the outstanding

natural beauty, ecological vitality, and distinctive cultural resources of

Acadia National Park and surrounding communities for the inspiration and enjoyment of current and

future generations.

The Journal is published three times a year.Submissions are welcome.

Opinions expressed are the authors’.

You may write us at43 Cottage Street / PO Box 45

Bar Harbor, Maine 04609or contact us at207-288-3340800-625-0321

www.friendsofacadia.orgemail: [email protected]

EDITORAimee Beal Church

DESIGNMahan Graphics

PHOTOGRAPHER AT LARGE Tom Blagden

PRINTINGPenmor Lithographers

PUBLISHERDavid R. MacDonald

This Journal is printed on paper made with 100% recycled fiber and 60% post-consumer waste, processed

chlorine free, and manufactured in the USA with 100% Green-e certified renewable energy. Printed with

soy-based ink, using wind power.

Notes from Friends

Spring Foliage, Dorr Mountain by Tom Blagden


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Pink granite at Wonderland with late winter snow.

Protecting the Schoodic JewelWe attended last night’s [February 14,2013] informational meeting about theSchoodic Woods property, the southernportion of the approximately 3,200 acresof undeveloped forest, with more than amile of shore frontage and including the15 acre Sargent’s Island, on the SchoodicPeninsula adjacent to the Schodic Districtof Acadia National Park.

We applaud everyone who has played arole in this exciting effort. It is a shiningexample of what can be achieved by peo-ple with the vision of protecting our landand natural resources for today andtomorrow.

Thank you Lyme Timber for purchasingthis property with an understanding of itscritical ecological value and importance.Thank you Maine Coast Heritage Trust fordeveloping the easement that will ensurethis land will remain pristine and availablefor generations to come. Thank youCoplon Associates of Bar Harbor for plan-ning the use of the property with anunderstanding of how to maximize itsvalue.

Most importantly, thank you SheridanSteele, Superintendent, Acadia NationalPark, and Friends of Acadia, especiallyStephanie Clement. Their critical role inkeeping the community focused on the

importance of protecting this land wasessential. Due to their diligence, theSchoodic District of Acadia National Parkwill remain a jewel for generations.

—Rosemary and Garry Levin Corea, ME

Advocating for AcadiaI wanted to let you know that I wrote toSenators Angus King and Susan Collinsregarding the [sequestration] cuts toAcadia National Park. Acadia is a “moneymaker” and it does not make economicsense to cut funds for operating expenseswhich would result in a decrease in “netincome.” I wonder if all national parks are“money makers.”

It would be helpful and might make apositive difference if all the members ofFriends of Acadia wrote to the Senatorsand President Obama.

—Janet DaiglePortland, ME

Wintertime in AcadiaThank you for the work you do keepingthe park accessible in the winter. Mymother and I had a FABULOUS time ski-ing and walking in the park.

—Amelia HansaSt. Paul, MN

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Special Person

JOE PAGAN: COMPUTERS, NETWORKS, AND SERVERS FOR ACADIA

It takes many kinds of volunteers tohelp Friends of Acadia run. Volunteersat events cleaning up carriage roads in

the fall, volunteers cleaning up roadsidesin the spring, volunteers out on the trailson Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Saturdays,and volunteers that stuff envelopes. But ittakes a special kind of volunteer to do allof the above—and also have the skills anddedication to help maintain Friends ofAcadia’s computers, printers, servers, andthe network that connects them all.

Joe Pagan has been volunteering asFriends of Acadia’s go-to computer special-ist since he moved to the MDI area tenyears ago. Joe has helped FOA throughtwo complete, office-wide workstationturnovers, two new server installations, thebuilding and growth of an office-wide net-work, printer maintenance, and a myriadof almost-daily computer questions year inand year out. This winter, he put in sever-al weekends and late nights, first helpingto shore up a failing server before itcrashed, then installing and trouble-shoot-ing the new server system that acts as thebrain for Friends of Acadia’s office comput-er network.

In 2003, after the first rebuild of FOA’snetwork, computers, and server, Joe wasawarded the “Volunteer of the Year” awardat Friends of Acadia’s annual meeting. Hehas never stopped supporting FOA’s net-working needs since. With his characteris-tically humble demeanor, he says,“Helping out Friends of Acadia is my wayof contributing to the protection of AcadiaNational Park and Mount Desert Island.Without Friends of Acadia’s computers andservers they would not be able to supportour national park with legislation and proj-ects, or track the donations of their gener-ous members. Volunteering my timeallows me use my skills and expertise inthe field of computers to assist FOA withtheir computer and server issues, and thevarious issues that FOA experiences helpme to expand my knowledge in the field.”

He first started working with computersin his native Pennsylvania, but was drawnto the northeast, where he worked in net-working for Canadian banks before com-ing to MDI, where he is employed as a net-work administrator for Bar Harbor Bank &

Trust. Joe enjoys hiking in Acadia as wellas biking and canoeing, but his favoriteway to enjoy the outdoors is scuba divingyear-round in the ocean waters surround-ing the park. �

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Joe Pagan enjoying Acadia out on the Dorr Mountain trails.

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It’s 28° Fahrenheit, I’m riding my bikeon a carriage road down the west sideof Eagle Lake, and my hands are cold—

scary cold. I brought the wrong gloves. DidI mention that it’s dark—pitch black, infact—and I’m not alone? There are oth-ers—some also riding bicycles and somewalking, mostly in silence. All I hear is thewind in my jacket and gravel in my tires.I’m glad I’m biking so I’ll get to my carsooner. Just before I reach the parking lot,I stop at the Eagle Lake boat landing andlook back down the lake. A sliver of themoon is suspended in a glittery sky.Something catches my eye and I think I seefireflies in the woods…but in November inMaine?! No, not fireflies—just light

painters on their journey home from paint-ing another carriage road bridge. I take amoment, look up at the Cheshire cat grin-ning in the sky, and can’t wipe the smile offmy face either.

These adventures began earlier in thesummer, after Howie Motenko casuallytold me about his project of photographingthe carriage road bridges in the dark, withan open shutter, while many people illumi-nated the bridge with flashlights. It sound-ed cool, but it was the magical image heshowed me later that day that made myheart skip a beat and prompted me toexclaim: “I want to be a light painter!”

I am a light painter now, and totallyhooked. Every two weeks, we gather at a

bridge that Howie, his wife Brenda Beckett,and some friends have already scouted out.When we arrive, Howie and his friend TomLawrence are prepping the tripods (oncetaping one onto a ladder in the middle of astream!) and Brenda is greeting everyone,collecting the names of new light painters,and handing out camera flashes and brightdive lights. It’s a gentle process; we neverfeel rushed. Some people know rightwhere they want to hide so they won’tshow in the image, while others wait fordirection. Experienced painters show new-comers how to bathe the bridge with lightand how important it is to keep the lightmoving. A still flashlight creates a hotspotof light in the image. Once we get situated,

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PAINTING BRIDGESHeidi Stanton-Drew

The Amphitheater Bridge, painted by 42 volunteers on December 1st, 2012

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there’s a symphony of “Howie, can you seeme?” We all want to be invisible. Hepatiently asks us, one by one, to shine ourlight toward him. He peers at the laptopscreen attached to his camera, sometimesassuring that all is well and sometimessuggesting slight position adjustments.

My “paintbrush” is a 200-lumen cyclingheadlight, which quite came in handytraveling the 2.5 miles from Chasm BrookBridge that night in November. We lightpainters have flashlight envy—I had onenight of glory when I first brought myawesome new light before being one-upped by another painter at the nextshoot! Someone, excitedly, brings a newlight to every bridge painting—it’s a hot

topic of conversation.As darkness shrouds the woods, we wait

and wait. Howie is waiting for the special“blue hour” when the camera capturesbeautiful blue light in the sky at dusk—even though the naked eye can’t detect it.Then Howie calls out that we’re ready fortest shots: “Open shutter!” The process issimple: turn on your flashlight, shine it onthe bridge, and never stop moving it.About 20 seconds later Howie says “Closeshutter!” then reviews the image and asksus to make some adjustments. Brenda runsaround and to swap out lights—some aretoo yellow or too bright. I feel like I’m in adarkroom and part of the image process-ing. A few moments later we paint again,

then again, and again. Then the magicwords from Howie: “It’s a wrap!”

Cheers echo in the barrel of the bridge

and we all assemble for a group photo.These shoots are full of magic moments,but standing in the dark with friends andstrangers, under a bridge, with flashlightsshining on our faces is pretty trippy.Actually, the whole experience is fabulousand surreal and keeps me coming back formore. Everyone takes pride in their part,and Howie and Brenda see that each per-son feels a part of the process. That prideis what keeps us coming back…well, thatand Brenda’s baking (lemon squares,brownies, apple cupcakes, raspberry bars,snickerdoodles...oh my!).

Howie and Brenda have created a com-munity art project in the truest sense. Itfeels like a secret society, without the

handshake or the secret. I see fellow lightpainters in town or at work and we say“Hey, did you see the photo?” or “Are yougoing this week?” or, regularly, “I got a newflashlight!” Or we just smile. I have metpreviously-unknown coworkers throughthis project and now we say “hi” in thehalls. I’ve reconnected with old friends andmade new ones. Seeing the number ofpainters grow at each event is a tribute toHowie and Brenda’s vision, their generosity(they give away a “door prize” of a printfrom the previous week at each shoot), andBrenda’s baking! Believe me, you wouldwalk miles in negative wind chill and standunder a stone bridge that’s stealing yourbody heat to experience Brenda’s baking.

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After another successful photo shoot, the light painters pose under the barrel of Duck Brook Bridge—50 volunteers and many, many smiles.

I see fellow light painters in

town or at work and we say

“Hey, did you see the photo?”

or “Are you going this week?”

or, regularly, “I got a new flash-

light!” Or we just smile.

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Seeing the smile grow bigger on Howie’sface each time he takes the group photoreminds me of that Cheshire cat moon,that cold night in November when the“fireflies” danced in the woods aroundEagle Lake. The park was happy and sowere its bridges…even those still awaitingtheir turn in the spotlight.

I am happy too. It’s easy to get too busy

or too tired or too picky about the weatherto get outside in the park. These gatheringsoffer me “reasons” to be in Acadia. At eachbridge painting, I marvel anew at the scentof pine needles hanging heavy in the moistair and green moss that glows in the moon-light. Rust oak leaves that chatter in thewind—the last guest to leave the party inthe fall. Rushing streams, frozen waterfalls,

granite giants...and those stars. Thank you,Howie and Brenda. �

HEIDI STANTON-DREW lives in Ellsworthwith her husband Jon and two Vizslas, Rip andRuby. She is a College of the Atlantic alumna, anavid gardener, and loves biking the AcadiaNational Park carriage roads on the mountainbike she bought locally in 1989!

Deer Brook Bridge, painted by 26 volunteers on November 3rd, 2012

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About the Painting Bridges Project

In July 2012, Seal Harbor photogra-pher Howie Motenko conceived of acommunity art project utilizing the

photographic technique of light paintingon the historic stone bridges of AcadiaNational Park. His idea was to assemblea team of volunteers who, wielding flash-lights, would “paint” a bridge with lightwhile he creates a long-exposure photo-graph. For the next nine months, a grow-

ing cohort of co-artists journeyed at twi-light to each bridge on Acadia’s 45-milecarriage road system. The project greworganically, with most of the volunteershearing about it by word of mouth. Byspring of 2013, stunning photographs ofall 16 historic Rockefeller bridges andboth gatehouses had been completedwith the help of 150 volunteers. Animage gallery and blog about the project can be seen at www.painting-bridges.com.

The photographs will be displayed atthe Northeast Harbor Public Library dur-ing the month of May. Two events areplanned at the library to celebrate theimages and the community that createdthem: an opening on Saturday, May 4th at5:00 p.m., and a closing reception andpresentation on Sunday, May 26th at 4p.m. Prints will be offered for sale; inkeeping with the spirit of a communityproject, all profits will be donated toFriends of Acadia.

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Volunteers

THE COLEMANS AND THE WILD GARDENS

Whether it is greet-ing visitors at theWild Gardens of

Acadia (WGA) at Sieur deMonts Spring, raking paths,moving plants and shrubsneeded in the Gardens fromhis 45-acre property inLamoine, or building a wat-tle fence, Doug Coleman,who volunteers in honor ofhis late wife Bev, takes onwhatever task needs to bedone. Many WGA volunteersand the visitors welcomed bythis 81-year-old docent sel-dom know that he is a renowned and high-ly honored scientist.

Doug, whose work at the JacksonLaboratory in the late 60s through the 80sshowed that a genetic component wasinvolved in obesity, is the recent recipientof two international science awards. In lateMarch he traveled to Saudi Arabia wherehe received the King Faisal InternationalPrize in Medicine. In June he will receivethe Frontiers of Knowledge Award inBiomedicine from the BBVA Foundation inBilbao, Spain. He shares these prizes withJeffrey Friedman of Rockefeller Universityand the Howard Hughes Medical Institute.Since the 1990s, Dr. Friedman hasexpanded on Doug’s work. Together theyshowed that chemical and genetic fac-tors—not just will power and eatinghabits—are involved in appetite controland obesity.

The two scientists received the ShawPrize, often called the Nobel Prize of theEast, in Hong Kong in 2009, and in 2010received the Albert Lasker Basic MedicalResearch Award. In 1998 Doug was elect-ed to the National Academy of Science andin 2005 received the Gardiner Award, anaward that recognizes outstanding contri-butions of medical scientists whose workimproves the quality of life.

By the time the Colemans moved fromSeal Harbor to Lamoine in 1986, Bev wasalready a prominent volunteer in the WildGardens. She particularly enjoyed workingin the Mixed Woods habitat—a habitatthat contains predominantly deciduoustrees but also a small stand of northernwhite cedar. In fact, Bev so enjoyed herwork in this habitat that the Colemansnamed their new property “Mixed Woods,”a name that aptly fits the diversity of trees,shrubs, ferns, and wild flowers that growthere.

In a recent interview, Doug said thatmuch of Bev’s pleasure in volunteering inthe Gardens stemmed from her enjoymentin working with Janet TenBroeck, one ofthe founders of the Gardens. To Janet’sdelight, Bev even learned the Latin namesof plants—something Janet tried withmixed success to have every volunteer do.

Bev’s interest in native wildflowers even-tually became a passion—a passion thatculminated in her commitment to conser-vation and her design of a garden of nativeplants, all of which were labeled with boththeir Latin and common names. “A walkwith Bev through the garden here and thetrails we laid out revealed her unbridledjoy in her accomplishments,” recalledDoug.

The Colemans’ land ethic andcommitment to conservationand the education of youngpeople prompted them to put aconservation easement onMixed Woods to preserve it as asustainable small woodlot andeducational resource. Theydonated 45 acres across theroad from their house to SmallWoodlot Owners Association ofMaine—land where they hadestablished trails open to thepublic.

“One of the great pleasures Iexperienced as a volunteer in

the Wild Gardens was the opportunity towork with and learn from exceptional peo-ple,” says fellow volunteer Sue Leiter.“From Bev I learned to closely observe theenvironmental circumstances of individualplants. From Doug I learned how to honorthe memory of a loved one.” �

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Bev Coleman (right) and Janet TenBroeck discuss the fern collection at the WildGardens.

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Park Resources

Six college students, six measuringwheels and clipboards, and six back-packs with lunches, bug spray, and

water: all came together for six weeks inthe summer of 2012 to document the his-toric landscape of Acadia’s carriage roadsystem. Wherever they went with theirorange vests and equipment, park visitorswanted to know what the “Acadia Six”were doing. As the students explained theirmission, visitors were surely pleased tohear that the information being gatheredwould be used to maintain and preservethe carriage road system into the future.

The Acadia Six were undergraduate andgraduate students from the State Universityof New York College of EnvironmentalScience and Forestry (SUNY ESF) inSyracuse, New York. They came to Acadiato participate in a field school providinghands-on experience in park managementand cultural landscape preservation,offered through a partnership between theSUNY ESF Department of LandscapeArchitecture, the National Park Service,Olmsted Center for LandscapePreservation, and Acadia National Park.Lodging at the College of the Atlantic, the

students became part of the Mount DesertIsland community and got a wonderfulopportunity to discover the natural andcultural beauty of the island.

The main objective of the field schoolwas to inventory landscape characteristicsand features on the park-owned carriageroad system to provide data necessary for aCultural Landscape Inventory, which is acomprehensive record prepared for histor-ically significant landscapes within thenational park system. The first four weekswere spent documenting landscape fea-tures built under the direction of John D.

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Rockefeller Jr. between 1913 and 1940. Atotal of 40 miles of road were surveyed andphotographed, and every possible detail,including dimensions and the types ofmaterials used, was inventoried using fieldsurvey forms designed for uploading intothe National Park System GIS (GeographicInformation System). In all, the team doc-umented 670 culverts, 474 guardwalls,184 vista locations, 146 signs, 114 retain-ing walls, 42 embankments, 28 bridges, 7gates, and many other cultural landscapefeatures.

During the last two weeks of the fieldschool, the students revisited the carriageroads to examine the historic character ofthe landscape with a more comprehensiveeye. This second trip was about thinkinglike landscape architects by “reading” thelandscape, noting existing conditions, anddescribing design characteristics. In jour-nal entries, the students drew sketches andrecorded impressions, describing what itfeels like to be in the landscape and look-ing for design characteristics such as spa-tial sequence, light quality, rhythm, vegeta-tion, and so on.

Throughout the field school, the stu-dents participated in lectures and discus-sions on park management and historicpreservation and went for site visits wherethey combined classroom experience withhands-on learning. This gave context forthe field work, demonstrating the multi-discipline effort required to manage Acadiaand introducing students to staff involvedin the management and operation of thepark. The team met staff from AcadiaNational Park, the Olmsted Center, SUNYESF, Friends of Acadia, and other parkpartners. These participants offered theirtime, enthusiasm, and expertise to the stu-dents, introducing the complex issues—such as community partnerships and rela-tionships, maintenance, policy-making,and enhancing the visitor experience—involved in preserving cultural landscapesand operating a national park.

Aside from formal lectures and fieldtrips, the students explored both the parkand the Island, and discovered the layers ofhistory (e.g., the Rusticators, George Dorr,John D. Rockefeller Jr., and others that fol-lowed) that have shaped the landscape.They went on excursions beyond Acadia

National Park togain a better senseof the role of locallandscape archi-tects and other con-textual influenceson the park.Excursions includ-ed a tour of theAbby AldrichRockefeller Gardenand Garland Farmdesigned by BeatrixFarrand, and a visitto the AsticouAzalea and ThuyaGardens.

Throughout the six weeks, the studentsalso enjoyed recreational activities includ-ing whale watching, visits to Sand Beach,and most importantly, hiking the beautifultrails of Acadia. The team completed themore strenuous hikes on the Beehive andPrecipice Trails, as well as easier trails suchas those on Dorr Mountain and SouthBubble. They attended the annualWabanaki Native American Festival andIndependence Day celebrations, tasted thelocal food and wine, and enjoyed deliciouslobster meals. Even if the six weeks feltshort, the students took many unforget-table memories with them.

By the end of the field school, the AcadiaSix not only had had the privilege of expe-riencing the beautiful island, but also had amuch richer understanding of resourcemanagement in the National Park System.They gained experience in inventoryinghistoric resources; a familiarity with parkmaintenance, interpretation, operations,and community relations; and knowledgeof the history of the National Park Systemand Acadia National Park in particular.They came away from this experience witha better understanding of the importanceof every visitor, job, and partnership with-in the web of Acadia. A major takeawaywas that, in a national park like Acadia, notonly are the cultural resources as importantas the natural resources but the two areinterconnected and mutually dependentupon each other.

Since the end of the field school in July2012, SUNY ESF has continued the workby synthesizing inventory data and using it

to develop graphic maps of the carriageroad system that will become a primarypart of the Cultural Landscape Inventory(CLI). The final CLI, to be completed in2013 by the Olmsted Center, will becomean important tool for the park in its long-term efforts to preserve and enhance thecarriage road system. It will serve the park’sfacilities management system, cultural andnatural resource managers, and even inter-pretative programs. For more informationon the carriage road Cultural Landscape Inventory, contact the OlmstedCenter for Landscape Preservation athttp://www.nps.gov/oclp/mission.htm. �

TUTKU AK, a Ph.D. candidate in theEnvironmental Science program, was the stu-dent lead in the Acadia summer field school andis completing the GIS maps of the carriage roadsystem during the 2012-13 academic year. M.MARGARET BRYANT, Ph.D. is a faculty member in the Department of LandscapeArchitecture at SUNY ESF.

The other field school members:

BENJAMIN BOISCLAIR, from Saratoga Springs,NY, is the youngest of the team and is currentlyin his third year as a Landscape Architectureundergraduate student. SARA BONACQUIST,from Schenectady, NY, is a fourth yearLandscape Architecture student and a great ath-lete. The only Mainer, CHARLOTTE EVANOF-SKI, is from Boothbay Harbor and is in her fifthand last year in the Landscape Architecture pro-gram. MARGARET JOHNSON, from StatenIsland, NY loves to paint and CATHERINEPONTE, from Woodbridge, NJ, enjoys writing.Both are graduate students completing theirMasters of Landscape Architecture.

The “Acadia Six” at Jordan Pond, just before an afternoon of field work. Leftto right: Charlotte Evanofski, Sara Bonacquist, Benjamin Boisclair, MargaretJohnson, Catherine Ponte, and Tutku Ak.

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Acadia National Park is a small parkbut a big draw. On just over35,000 fee acres, it attracts over

two million visitors each year, largely in thesummer and early fall. Most of those visi-tors focus on the Mount Desert Island sec-tion of the park, which shares the islandwith four communities and has many,many access points from state, town, andpark roads. Add to the mix the fact thatAcadia lies within a couple of days’ drivefrom some of the most populous areas ofthe Eastern US, and it’s easy to see howAcadia might have a parking problem.

Acadia also has a large infrastructureportfolio for such a small park, much of ithistorically significant. As custodians ofthis great park, we have an obligation tomaintain and occasionally improve thepark’s manmade features to preserveimportant resources, protect the publicinvestment, and ensure a safe and qualityvisitor experience. Unfortunately, the shortconstruction season in Maine generallyoverlaps with the months of heaviest visi-tor use at Acadia. This spring and summer,the park will undertake four major projectsthat will challenge our ability accomplishthese important tasks and minimizeimpacts to our visiting public.

Bus Stops: The Island Explorer bus sys-tem, established in 1999, has been signifi-cantly successful at encouraging car-freevisitation to the park. But traffic congestionand roadside and overflow parkingremains a challenge. Currently, the parkplans to improve six parking areas withinAcadia to solve problems that might tendto discourage Island Explorer usage: theCadillac North Ridge trailhead, AcadiaMountain, Bubble Rock, Bubble Pond,Parkman Mountain, and Echo Lake Beach.

Problems most commonly found at thesestops include inadequate turning and pull-off areas for buses, unsafe boarding areas,and the inability to serve some popular

destinations due to these issues; as well asinadequate passenger waiting areas, insuf-ficient signage, and confusing pedestriancirculation. The improvement designs seekto solve these problems while protectingthe existing landscape character, vistas,vegetation, and water quality. The processfor identifying these six areas and planningthe improvements took place over thecourse of two years and involved represen-tatives of the National Park Service and theIsland Explorer operator, DowneastTransportation, with input from the MDILeague of Towns and the public. The busstop improvement project will be fundedby a grant from the federally-administeredTransit in Parks Program (TRIP), which

supports alternative transportation inAmerica’s national parks, wildlife refuges,and national forests.

Plans call for some significant re-work-ing of existing parking lots to accommo-date both cars and buses, along with cre-ative solutions to create safe passengerloading areas where none currently exist.For example, the Cadillac North Ridgetrailhead will get a short connector trail toa new spot on the Park Loop Road wherebuses can stop safely. At Echo Lake Beach,new bus turning and passenger loadingareas near the lot entrance will save busesfrom navigating this long, crowded park-ing lot.

Bubble Pond is a popular destination

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and a sensitive natural and cultural areadue to the proximity of the parking lot tothe carriage roads, Loop Road, and BubblePond—a public drinking supply. Busescurrently enter the parking lotto board but the parking lot isoften congested, causingschedule delays. There aretimes when the buses cannotpass through the parking lotand must back out to theLoop Road. Buses sometimesboard in the travel lane of thePark Loop Road rather thandeal with congestion in thelot. The planned improve-ments will create a bus-onlyloop around the parking lot,construct a passenger waitingarea, and plant vegetation toscreen the historic landscape.

Parkman Mountain, a verypopular carriage road accesspoint on the east side of Route198, will receive a similartreatment. The existing lot isoften full, and overflow park-ing occurs on both roadshoulders near the crest of thehill on this high-speed highway. The IslandExplorer currently cannot serve this sitebecause the buses cannot enter the parkinglot and it is unsafe to stop along the high-way. To solve the problem, a bus-only loopand boarding area will be constructed out-side the perimeter of the existing lot. Busand car traffic will be separated and noparking spaces will be lost, though sometrees will have to be cut to accommodatethe construction.

Work on the six bus stop locations willcommence early in April 2013 and extendto early July for all but Echo Lake. Work atEcho Lake will continue through the sum-mer and into the fall. Public access to thebeach will be maintained all summer; afterLabor Day, the area will be closed untilconstruction is complete. Bubble Pond,Bubble Rock, and Parkman Mountainparking lots will be closed to motor vehi-cles during construction but pedestrianaccess to trails and carriage roads will bemaintained. At the Cadillac North Ridgetrailhead, work will be confined to a small areaand no closures or restrictions are expected.

Park Loop Road Paving: The entire ParkLoop Road system will receive a mainte-nance coat of pavement this summer. Thework is planned to begin in mid-May and

should be completed by late June. Duringthe construction, there will be lane clo-sures and short delays; parking in the rightlane of the loop road will be prohibitedduring the paving period. Stripes will bepainted about a week after the paving iscompleted. This work will occur at night;the road will be closed from sunset untildawn. The planned work should not havemuch of an effect on park visitors.

Carriage Road Resurfacing: The secondthird of the carriage road resurfacing proj-ect will begin after Memorial Day and con-tinue through June. The first phase, com-pleted in 2011, surfaced the west sections.This year eastern sections will be donewith the exception of the Triad DayMountain to Bubble Pond Parking lot sec-tion (in blue on the map). The roads in theWildwood and Day Mountain area will bedone first, followed by the Jordan PondHouse area and finally the Deer Brook sec-tion. Wildwood Stables will be open forMemorial Day weekend. The carriageroads will be closed in sections to accom-

plish the work. Park employees will be sta-tioned at closure points and will assist vis-itors by re-routing them around the con-struction.

Stanley Brook Bridges: Thesix little bridges that take theStanley Brook Road over thismeandering stream will alsobe repaired this summer. Therepairs are to protect the his-toric bridges from waterunder-scouring their founda-tions. This is necessarybecause of increased runoffduring heavy storms; in turn,this increase is likely due todevelopment and more roaddrainage in the area.Unfortunately, the workmust be done between July15th and August 30th to meetregulatory restrictions for in-stream work. Much of thework will be accomplishedfrom the roadway with largeequipment. Given the nar-row nature of the road andthe lack of road shoulders,

the road will be closed during construc-tion. The only alternative road connectingthe Jordan Pond area of the park with SealHarbor is the town-owned Jordan PondRoad. Residents of this narrow, residentialstreet have voiced concerns aboutincreased traffic on their road due to theStanley Brook Road closure. Consequently,the Town has elected to open the JordanPond Road only to Island Explorer busesduring the Stanley Brook constructionperiod, which means there will not bedirect access for private autos between SealHarbor and Jordan Pond.

Given the above projects, some disrup-tion to normal visitor use patterns in thepark is likely. The park plans to provide thepublic with current information at parkinformation stations, through the newspa-pers, and via the park website and Twitter.In addition, there will be a special phonenumber with pre-recorded message,updated regularly with the current statusof closures. �

LEN BOBINCHOCK is the deputy superintend-ent at Acadia National Park.

Improvements to the Parkman Mountain parking lot will allow the Island Explorer tostop at this popular park access point.

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Downeast Maine was home to thou-sands of small, hardscrabble farmsfrom the late eighteenth century

forward. This is hard to imagine today inplaces like Mount Desert Island, wherepast agricultural landscapes have beenreplaced by alder, white pine, and sprucethickets for many decades. Land painstak-ingly wrested from the forest with fire and

axe by generations of settlers beginning inthe seventeenth century has quickly, inex-orably returned to forest. In this area,farming, as measured by the number offarmers and acres of land, has been indecline since the 1860s, and there is pre-cious little left save foundations of farm-houses or barns and grown-up remnants ofthe original hayfields.

Most visitors to Acadia probably don’trealize that the stunning landscape theylove to hike, drive, and bike was previous-ly dominated by farms. Today, AcadiaNational Park is best known for its naturalresource values. However, the park’s richhistory, including the early agriculturalperiod, is equally of importance to protectand interpret. While the National ParkService does actively manage the CarrollHomestead and the original settlement onBaker Island there are many other valuablehistoric farm-related resources in the parkthat are not as well preserved or as wellknown.

Incredibly, one important legacy of thisagricultural past sits hidden in forests,along roadsides, or in old fields through-out the park and the Downeast region.They are the old apple trees and relictorchards that survive here and there. Theyare a direct connection to the small, diver-sified farms that were the undergirding ofthe local communities along with fishingand lumbering. They are a living testamentto a different world and they represent agenerally unknown source of biodiversity.

As one begins to explore the history ofapples in Maine most people are startled tolearn that there were more than ten thou-sand varieties of apples being grown in thestate in 1850. The people of Maine had notjust the familiar Macintosh, Cortland, Fuji,and the ten or so others commerciallyavailable today. They had thousands ofvarieties from which to choose—some forfresh eating, others for pie or sauce, andstill others used primarily for making hardcider. Names like Nodhead, Bare-limbedGreening, Blue Permain, Stone Sweeting,or Marlboro offer plenty to feed our imag-inations. How did they taste? What didthey look like? Where did they go?

In 1885 Charles Atkins of Bucksportreported that in his area, “In old orchardsyou will find Yellow Bellflower, Kilham

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Apple tree in bloom at Carroll Farm, May 2011.

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Hill, Nodhead, Blue Permain, MathewStripe (or Martha Stripe) a very sour win-ter apple; an old fashioned Russet some-thing like a Roxbury, Hunt Russet, StoneSweet (a hardy winter sort), Queen’sPocket (winter), Lyscom (September, alsoknown as Mathew, or Martha Stripe),Hightop Sweeting, Williams’ Favorite,Golden Russet (early), Leland’s GoldenPippin, Bell’s Early, and a long list ofobscure sorts, mostly unnamed.” Hequickly added a caveat: “I speak only forBucksport and other towns adjoining, onthe river about its mouth. In the interior ofthe county they might tell a different story.”

This diversity came from thousands offarmers finding promisingseedlings along the edges oftheir fields and stone walls,which they named and thenpassed along to others.Settlers also brought theirfavorite varieties with themas they established them-selves in northern NewEngland or Southern NewFrance (and maybe even atBasque fishing stations onoffshore islands). Becauseeach seed in every apple isgenetically unique, varietiescan only be propagated bygrafting a scion, or a smallpiece of a branch from anamed variety, onto yourown tree.

Around 1830, a boom in orcharding inthe United States gave rise to thousands ofnamed varieties in Maine alone. Some wereknown only within one town, like theMarlboro from Lamoine, while others arenationally famous, such as the BlackOxford from Paris, Maine. These commer-cially grown varieties were shipped away,with hundreds of thousands of barrelsbeing shipped to Liverpool alone fromMaine. The scattered relict orchards we seetoday are the descendents of that commer-cial boom.

Maine may have one of the highest levelsof apple diversity in North Americabecause of its history. At the frontierbetween French and British colonial hold-ings, both French and English colonistsbrought their varieties with them as they

settled Maine in different waves. Then thecommercial boom contributed to theexplosion of apple varieties in the earlystate of Maine. Finally, as the family farmdeclined in northern New England afterthe Civil War, the orchards, too, wereabandoned. But many still may hold thegenetic diversity of their history. In otherareas that remained commercially activeinto the mid-twentieth century, orchardswere transformed into production unitsthat typically grew only three to four vari-eties, rather than the dozen or so commonin an old Maine orchard.

So too, there are many old orchards onMount Desert Island and within Acadia

National Park that are part of this story.Researchers from College of the Atlantic,park resource managers, and heirloomapple expert John Bunker from the MaineOrganic Farmers and GardenersAssociation (MOFGA), have begunresearch to locate the old orchards, identi-fy and document fruit varieties, and con-nect the history of apples to the larger agri-cultural history of the island and state.Early findings have revealed, for example,that the Carroll Homestead in SouthwestHarbor had a diverse orchard in the 1800s.Luckily, it was documented by interviewswith family members who remember therare Jacob Sweet apple grown there. OnBakers Island, apple trees probably plantedby the Gilley and Stanley families who set-tled the island in the early 1800s still bear

fruit. And on the slopes of CadillacMountain, just a few steps off the ParkLoop Road, there is an abandoned orchardwith over 50 trees. One can imagine thatthis commercial orchard supplied themany hotels and summer homes of thefirst wave of summer visitors to the island.

In 2009, Catharina Wehlburg, an internfrom Germany, spent six weeks in Acadiaworking on this project. She interviewedpark staff knowledgeable about the loca-tions of apple trees, worked with the park’scultural resources specialist to research thehistory of historic sites in the park, andassisted COA GIS students to map theCadillac orchard. The NPS and COA are

now discussing small projectsto help protect that orchardby pruning dead wood topromote healthy growth andminimally cutting back sur-rounding vegetation that iscrowding out the fruit trees.This work might be done inpartnership with COA stu-dents and volunteers interest-ed in learning orchard historyand orchard management andpruning.

Other small projects havehelped old trees. Volunteerspruned Northern Spy (alsoknown as Northern pieapple) trees near Sand Beachthat were part of the agricul-tural fields of the Satterlee

compound there. The trees were plantedby Louisa Morgan Satterlee, the fabulouslywealthy daughter of J. Pierpont Morgan.The orchard survived the great fire of1947, unlike much of the rest of theSatterlee’s many buildings and gardens. OnBaker Island, the park’s fire managementprogram has begun a project to protect thestanding buildings and surrounding fieldsfrom fire. Careful work to remove largespruce trees around the buildings will alsohelp the last vestiges of orchards to com-pete against the encroaching forest.

Across the National Park system, parkmanagers have come to recognize theimportance of agricultural landscapes andorchards as important cultural landscapesand sources of biodiversity. More than 130national park areas contain fruit trees

Heirloom apples at the Maine Organic Farmers and Growers Association Great MaineApple Festival.

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greater than 50 years old.Their significance is elegantlydocumented in a recent publi-cation, Fruitful Legacy: AHistoric Context of Orchards inthe United States by SusanDolan. Orchards in nationalparks are important becausethey are touchstones for thehistory that the parks pre-serve, and protect fruit vari-eties that are no longer com-mercially available. For exam-ple, at Manzanar NationalHistoric Site, Japaneseinternees renovated apple andpear orchards abandoned inthe 1920s. Mormon settlersstudied the technology of irri-gation from ancestral Pueblosites to bring water to CapitolReef. Today, the orchards thereprovide opportunities for parkvisitors to harvest fresh peach-es, apples, and pears.

Dolan points out that“Orchards have always been areflection of societal values and economicand technological realities, and they havebeen made to fit the changing realities. Themany historic orchards in national parksand elsewhere are cultural landscapes thatmemorialize these events, trends, and erasin American history. As we preserveorchards that are 50 years of age or olderand that retain significance and physicalintegrity, their cultural resource value willcontinue to grow in importance. Geneticbiodiversity conservation combines withvisitor education as potential societal benefits.”

The College of the Atlantic has launchedan effort to renovate the three old orchardblocks contained in its Beech Hill Farm,which were parts of three different farmsthere in the nineteenth century. Threeyears of pruning and care have lead to arevitalization of the twenty or so varietiessurviving there. The varieties identifiedinclude Baldwins, Saint Lawrence,Pewakee, Famuese, King of TompkinsCounty, Pound Sweet, Greenings, and sev-eral others. The composition of theorchards indicate that they were plantedfor the late-nineteenth century trade withEngland. Using this as the nucleus, the

College is beginning to plan and undertakefundraising for a Downeast HeirloomOrchard that would include all of theapples, pears, and other fruit that werecommonly grown during the region’s agri-cultural heyday, as well as a wide range ofunusual and less known varieties. Framedas a community orchard, it would be aplace for school kids, visitors, and com-munity members to learn about the richagricultural history of the region throughfruit.

As one looks out across Mount DesertIsland from any mountaintop it is difficultto conjure a landscape dotted with smallfarms, much less of orchards. Imagine BarHarbor, Northeast Harbor, or Otter Creekas farming communities. Farming declinedon MDI as agricultural markets, out-migra-tion, and transportation turned the tideagainst small diversified farms and led tothe abandonment of whole areas of theisland that had been farms. In fact, landsthat would become the heart of the park,geographically, became available for pur-chase because of the history of farming(and lumbering) in the eighteenth andnineteenth centuries. The old farmhouses

are prized but the landscapes they werelinked to have been devoured by develop-ment or obscured by the regeneration offorests. As students delve into censusrecords or volunteers prune old apple treesat the Satterlee orchard, first steps arebeing taken to reconnect to the lost land-scapes of the past, which can both inspirefuture generations with their beauty andfruit and preserve the last fragments of theregion’s rich agricultural past.

If you have information about the loca-tion or history of apple or other fruit treesin the park and on MDI, please share yourknowledge with Rebecca Cole-Will ([email protected]) or with Todd Little-Siebold ([email protected]). �

REBECCA COLE-WILL is the cultural resourcesprogram manager at Acadia National Park, andan archaeologist specializing in pre-European-contact archaeology of New England and theArctic. TODD LITTLE-SIEBOLD is professor ofhistory and Latin American studies at College ofthe Atlantic. DAVID MANSKI is the chief ofresource management at Acadia National Park.

Rachel Carroll standing in front of the family home at Carroll Farm, showing a now-ancient apple tree when it was youngand healthy.

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Where in Acadia? We thought we’d initiate this new feature with a real challenge. Do you know where in the park this X-shapedhole is located? Or know anything about its history? Email us with your guesses at [email protected]. We’ll print the bestresponse along with another “Where in Acadia” photo in the next issue of the Journal.


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April 27 Earth Day Roadside Cleanup

May 4 “Painting Bridges” Art Opening

May 26 “Painting Bridges” Art Closing

June 1 National Trails Day

June 15 Wild Gardens of Acadia Benefit

Plant Sale

July 11 Annual Meeting

July 21 Family Fun Day

August 10 Benefit Auction

September 7 Clean Water, Clean Shores

Sep. 26 – 30 Acadia Night Sky Festival

November 2 Take Pride in Acadia Day

For more information about events, visit our website at www.friendsofacadia.org or call the FOA office at 207-288-3340.

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New Members

We are pleased to welcome our newestfriends. Thank you to these individuals and businesses for becoming a part of ourmission to preserve and protect AcadiaNational Park:

Suzanne AbramsonDiane Adlestein and Michael PriesterMark and Meg AlbertsJonathan AlgerJulie Allen and Bruce BecqueCharlene AllingMichelle and Eric AllvinSteve and Elisa AndersAtlantic Boat CompanyCynthia and Donald AustinJane AveryDouglas and Barbara BabkirkCandace and Robert BachorikAdrienne BachrachBar Harbor Teachers’ ClubPatricia and John BarkerKatharine BassneyTerrie and Wesley BeamerWilliam and Eileen BerryMurial and David BillingsBeth and Howard BirnbaumDavid and Susan BlanchardSusan and Warren BogleAmie Bonner and Charles WesleyKatherine BowenPhoebe Boyer and Todd SnyderLauren BramptonHelen and Charles BresnahanEdward BridgesLynn BrownMary and Henry BrownSandra BrunerJane BurchSally Tarr Burkholder and James Burkholder

Kathryn CalibeyMichael CampbellHoward and Sibyl CanaanJoseph CapuanoMichael CardwellCarmody & Torrance LLPAileen and Austin CarterGeorge CaseyThomas CesarzSamprit and Martha ChatterjeeKathleen and John ClappJohn ClarkSam ClarkCatherine ClingerChristine Codding and John RiccaThe Columbus Bar AssociationConservancy for Cuyahoga Valley National Park

Alexandria CooksonMieke and Tom CriderPat Crossland-SmithDiana CrossonSarah CurtsMarjorie DaggettJill and Christopher DailySusan D’AngeloAgnes and Thomas DoddCynthia and Gordon DonaldsonAmy Donnelly

Stephen DootzWilliam F. Dow IIISuzen and Gerald DroginBeverly and George DryhurstBarbara DubeMarion and Donald DyerEast Hampton Memorial Elementary School

Delphine and Frank EberhartEllen EgleyMilly ElrodByrne ErbTimothy EspositoJeanne and Tommy EverngamSheila FarrellLibby FeilShirley FernaldAnne Lutz Fernandez-CarolGeorgina and Joseph FieldIsabelle and Justin FosterMark FucitoGarden Club of New HavenDiana GentWendy and Peter GillCarolyn GoodrichVirginia GoodwinJanet GordonChristopher Graves and Eric SchelterAlice Crebase and Jim GrayDouglass Gray Jr.Joan Guglielmino and Mark PalladinoKristen and Bruce GurallWesley HamiltonGreg HamiltonSteve HarrisonJane and Rick HaysTim HazenClifton HeatonSusie and Larry HefterChuck and Patty HegbergMartha HenrichsTim and Ellen HerboldJane HeywardBetty HinsonAdam HoffmanNancy and Richard HoganLisa HontzRandy HouserRebecca Houze and Peter O’LearyElizabeth and Kyle HudickWilliam HudsonSusan IrelandAshley JahrlingJay Industrial Sales CompanyThe JCT FoundationElizabeth Jennings and Ronald MillikenEllen and Charles JohnsonBarbara and Hallett JohnsonCindy and Dan JohnsonKathleen JohnsonJacqueline JohnstonKate, Alex, and Olivia JohnstonAudrey JosephiteAlice KelleyKenneth and Ruthann KemperMr. and Mrs. F.D. KenneyJean KiefDorothy KimballSara Kingdon and Dmitry OpolinskySheila Kirby

Ezra KrechmerJo Anne LambdinLisa LamoureuxLaw Offices of William M. Raccio LLCCarolyn Lee and Stephen GabelerSarah Lee and Mark MetzKimberly LeuteLexisNexisBill LoehrElaine LoehrDavid LohrAlan LondonTina and Tom LongKristi and Matt LosquadroJeffrey and Marilee LovitAnna and Michael LowitBrita Lundberg and Robert HorsburghCarli LyonElizabeth Ann and Ron MacClaryNancy MaceMaine Society of Landscape ArchitectsKristina MarshallBarbara and Peter MasonJoan and Franklin McElwainJudith McLaughlinPhilip McPhersonEric MehlMichael MeliaNancy MendelDenise MerrittDeborah and Adam MoccioloPatience and Richard MollCatherine MooreDeborah and Harold MoorefieldKenneth MorgensternJennifer and Jeffrey MorrisTrudy and Donald MorrisonBarbara and Earl MoserLynda MoultonJennifer and Bruce MungerMarcia MurphyDonna MurphyJohn NealonCraig NerenbergCathie NeumillerPeter NewmanCarl and Judy NewtonJoni and Tim NoelMary LaLonde and Dan NourieJames OdgersJohn O’Hara and Lindsey RobinsonSteve and Carol OrlofskyOrono Enterprises LLCPhyllis Pari and Rod NeubauerMary ParrEsther Parson and Stephen StrandShirley and Ronald PattenPennyClick Donor Advised FundLewis and Joan PhillipsCaroline PierceLorraine Platman and Gary SussmanHeidi Powell and Richard HsuJane Price Schwartz and DavidSchwartz

John PurcellPat PutnamSteve and Joan PutnamYiming QianJean and Joseph ReiffLarry Renfroe

Michelle RhodeAnne Rhode and Ned JohnstonJonathan RichmanMaria RyersonClaudia and Steven SalzbergReed and Laurie SchimmelfingEdward SchragNancy SchulerJanet and William ScottPriscilla SeimerJude Saudy Ambrose ShabrachWilliam ShaughnessyGenny and Allen ShelleyShulman FamilyJoseph SitterSusan and Kevin SjobergMarcia and Robert SmithPete SmithGail Wheaton StarrJudson StarrAnnie and Paul SterlingOwen StoddardJocelyn Strassel and Salvatore SigleskiCarol and David SullivanNancy Swayze and Doug ShattuckDeborah SzajnbergThe T. Rowe Price Program for Charitable Giving

Pamela and Edward TaftJane TawneyLinda TaylorWendella and William Ten EyckReverend Dr. Judith TheodoreElizabeth Trocki and Thomas SchleyC. Thomas TrockiJoan and Lionell TuckerMichelle UejioKaty Vicchitto and Justin WhitehouseAdam VidoniKelly VolkerEvelyn and Donald WatermanSuzanne Graham and Peter WeberElizabeth WellsJennifer and Robert WestJames WheelerLinda Whitehouse and Richard Hayward

Lorie and Carl WiebrechtSarah and Ben WilliamsKaren WineyNorma WinglassMarilyn and Jerry WinkelsteinRichard WinklerMatthew WinklerWendy Wise

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Friends of Acadia President DavidMacDonald, Acadia National ParkSuperintendent Sheridan Steele, FOA

Board member Donna Reis, and FOAAdvocacy Committee members Ralph andSusan Nurnberger briefed members of theMaine Congressional delegation at the end ofFebruary on the anticipated effects of thesequester on Acadia. FOA Board membersHannah Sistare Clark and Gail Clark rein-forced these messages on Capitol Hill aspart of a team from the Garden Club ofAmerica.

The sequester took effect on March 1st.Acadia is now implementing the requiredfive-percent cut, equal to $390,000 of itsannual budget. The park has managed pre-

vious budget cuts by reducing travel andtraining expenses, delaying the start of sea-sonal employees, and leaving 18 permanentpositions vacant (botanist, wildlife biologist,auto mechanic, supervisory rangers, etc.).With this additional reduction, the park hasopted to not hire another five permanentemployees, cut 12 seasonal jobs, reduce theappointments of 32 other seasonal workers,and delay the opening of the Park Loop Roadand other facilities. Furthermore, in lateMarch Congress enacted an additional $30million cut to the National Park Service budg-et; it is not yet clear how this cut will affectAcadia.

Friends of Acadia is very concerned aboutthese cuts and the negative effects they will

have on the visitor experience. The NationalParks Conservation Association (NPCA), akey national ally, drafted a letter for nationalpark gateway community businesses to signonto in support of preventing further cuts topark budgets. Friends of Acadia and NPCAreached out to local member businesses andto area chambers of commerce, and the let-ter was delivered to Congress and to PresidentObama with more than 20 signatories fromEllsworth, Trenton, Mount Desert Island, andthe Cranberry Isles. Many thanks to all whosigned on. Friends of Acadia continues towork with area chambers of commerce tospread the message that “Acadia is still open”and respond to the local fallout of thesecuts. �

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SEQUESTRATION CONCERNS AT ACADIA

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Winter Trails in AcadiaA heavy snowfall in late December kept theAcadia Winter Trails Association (AWTA)groomers very busy at the start of the sea-son. The volunteers logged dozens ofhours grooming Acadia’s carriage roads forboth classic and skate skiing. A dryJanuary kept skiers in high anticipation forthe next storm, which came in earlyFebruary when winter storm Nemo blan-keted the park.

The 2012–2013 grooming team includes18 active volunteers. In addition to theirefforts on the carriage roads, the groomersspent the season planning several ski-themed community outreach events gearedat demonstrating and encouraging the joyof connecting with nature and Acadia inthe winter season. These include a skidemo for kids and their families and atime-trial-format ski “challenge.” Theseevents will be held when conditions nextallow—tune in next winter!

National Trails DayThe public is invited tocelebrate National TrailsDay on Saturday, June 1st

with the inauguration ofthe Trenton CommunityTrail, a 1.8-mile loop(with a short spur trailleading to the TrentonDwarf Shrub Bog) at theAcadia Gateway Center,

off Route 3 in Trenton. Community part-ners, donors, and the many volunteerswho helped to build the trail will also beinvited. A light breakfast will be served,with a hike on the trail immediately fol-lowing. For more information, visitwww.friendsofacadia.org or contact TerryBegley at [email protected].

Acadia Quest 2013Friends of Acadia and Acadia NationalPark have revamped the Acadia Quest forthe 2013 season. The 2013 “Trail Quest”will challenge teams to “Explore, Protect,and Learn” with a focus on Acadia’s trails.Participants will be encouraged to walk,hike, and scramble along local communitytrails, village connectors, and the park’spond, ocean, and summit trails. The TrailQuest will be a great source of fun and out-door engagement for kids and adults andeven dogs—on leash of course! Friends ofAcadia will provide each Trail Quest teamwith a park map and annual pass alongwith a Trail Quest card. Teams will be

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asked to provide a picture or trail sign rub-bing to prove they hiked a particular trail.As in past years, teams must include atleast one child under the age of 18 and oneadult aged 18 years or older.

Acadia National Park offers many trailsperfectly suited to introducing children tothe variety of nature’s splendors. Fromeasy trails along streams and shorelines tomore demanding mountain summits, hik-ing can play an important role in children’sformative years. Kids respond readily tothe wonders of nature when they partici-pate in the real thing.

The Acadia Quest program comple-ments First Lady Michelle Obama’s “Let’sMove!” Initiative, dedicated to solving theproblem of childhood obesity by encour-aging kids and their families to exercisemore. As part of the initiative, theDepartment of Interior has created “Let’sMove Outside!” to encourage kids andtheir families to take advantage ofAmerica’s great outdoors by engaging inoutdoor activities that gets hearts pumpingand bodies moving. Says National ParkService Director Jon Jarvis, “National parksare amazing places where exercise is dis-guised as adventure, and we sneak in somelearning, too!”

Pond House Express ChangesLast summer, Acadia National Park, theAcadia Corporation, and Friends of Acadiaprovided funding for an experimentalexpress Island Explorer bus route from theHulls Cove Visitor Center to the JordanPond House. The Pond House Expressroute was designed to alleviate parking

pressure at the Jordan Pond House by giv-ing visitors a midday option for leavingtheir car (or connecting from other busroutes) at the visitor center and riding thebus directly to the Pond House. Serviceran every 20 minutes.

From June 23rd to Labor Day, 3,832 pas-sengers rode this route, with the summerpeak ridership of 127 passengers per day.In 2013, Friends of Acadia will once againsupport this route of the Island Explorer,which will be combined with the regularJordan Pond route. The new, combinedservice will leave the Bar Harbor VillageGreen, pick up passengers at the HullsCove Visitor Center, and then travel to theJordan Pond House. Although SealHarbor's Jordan Pond Road is closed toprivate auto traffic for part of the seasondue to the closure of the Stanley BrookRoad, the Island Explorer will be allowedto use the Jordan Pond Road and maintainnormal routes in this area.

Friends of Acadia encourages all resi-dents and visitors to plan ahead and usethe Island Explorer when going to JordanPond for hiking, biking, or dining. Helpprevent resource damage from off-roadparking, improve auto and pedestrian safe-ty, and limit the frustration of searching foran open spot. For schedules and informa-tion about the Island Explorer, visitwww.exploreacadia.com.

Beech Mountain, Valley Cove,Flying Mountain…do you likehiking the Westside?In fall 2009, an anonymous Friends ofAcadia member challenged members to

The view from Flying Mountain, one of several peaceful Westside trails that have benefitted from theWestside Challenge.

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raise $5,000 to support the rehabilitationof trails on the west side of the island andin November 2010, members met the chal-lenge. These funds helped the park com-plete work on Canada Cliffs, the BeechMountain West Ridge Trail, and FlyingMountain. Our Fernald Point friend was sopleased, she issued another $5,000 chal-lenge in 2011 and we met that goal too.This year she has stepped up again—andagain, to receive the challenge money wemust raise $5,000 for from members anddonors first.

While trail work hasn’t been confirmedfor the 2013 season, prospective Westsideprojects include cribwork along the FlyingMountain Trail directly along Valley Cove;bogwalks along Valley Cove Trail, the GreatNotch Trail, and on Long Pond; and logdrainage checks on several Westside trails.

To join the effort and make a contribu-tion to be matched, simply mail a check,made payable to Friends of Acadia, andenclose it in the envelope provided withthis Journal. Or, if you prefer, call the officeat 800-625-0321 or visit our secure web-site at www.friendsofacadia.org to chargeyour gift. Be sure to note that the gift is forthe “Westside Challenge.” Happy hiking!

Big Changes at www.friendsofa-cadia.orgFriends of Acadia will launch a new, com-pletely redesigned website at www.friend-sofacadia.org this spring. Featuring beauti-ful photographs of Acadia in all seasonsand new opportunities for user interac-

tion—including a new FOA blog and user-contributed photos—the new site will helpFriends of Acadia to stay better connectedwith members, volunteers, and visitors toAcadia National Park.Other changes include easier site naviga-tion, improved online donation forms, andthe ability for members to update theircontact and other information as well asview their giving history online. There willalso be a convenient form for submittingletters to the Friends of Acadia Journal. Lookfor the new site in May.

Greening Friends of Acadia Friends of Acadia will be making our com-munity events greener in 2013. Startingwith the Earth Day Roadside Cleanup onApril 27th, FOA will stop providing dis-posable plastic water bottles to partici-pants. An estimated 80 percent of dispos-able water bottles end up in landfills,where they take thousands of years todecompose, or in incinerators that mayrelease toxic chemicals into the air. Saysprograms and events coordinator TerryBegley, “Even though we recycled theempty plastic water bottles, the piles ofempty bottles at FOA events sent thewrong message to everybody involved. Itwas clear that a change was needed andwe’re delighted to be able to make thisswitch.”

Community event participants willreceive a sturdy, BPA-free water bottle as a“thank you,” and large jugs of water will beavailable to fill (and refill!) them. These

Friends of Acadia volunteer extraordinaire Bob Sanderson gave a presentation to the Bar Harbor Gardenclub in January and again to the Bar Harbor Rotary Club in March, about the activities and impact of theFOA volunteer program. Enthusiastic, fun, and very well received, Bob has become the “roving ambassador”of the volunteer program.

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water bottles will be provided in place of t-shirts, hats, or similar giveaway items.

In addition to big efforts—like partner-ing on the Island Explorer bus system andencouraging its use—Friends of Acadiamakes many small efforts to “go green.” Atthe FOA office, we have for years used 100percent recycled paper for letterhead andgeneral office paper, and in 2011 switchedto 100 percent recycled, FSC-certifiedpaper for the Journal and Annual Report.

In 2008 the Friends of Acadia BenefitAuction started thinking green by greatlyreducing printed materials, using localfoods, composting food waste, and usingbiodiesel fuel when available to generatepower at the event.

Other small efforts add up: printer car-tridges and office waste are recycled,including paper, cardboard, and batteries;the office thermostats are programmable tominimize energy consumption for heatingand cooling; and paper mailings have beenreduced by giving members and volunteersthe option to receive materials digitally.

All the Benefits of MembershipThanks to a generous in-kind donationfrom the Bar Harbor Whale Watch

Company, Friends of Acadia FlyingMountain Society members (those whogive at least $100 in a calendar year) willreceive a $10 gift certificate for any of thenature programs that the company offers.This new benefit for 2013 is one of thesmall ways that Friends of Acadia says“thank you!” for members’ support.

Since 2007, in-kind gifts from AcadiaCorporation have made it possible for FOAto give Beehive Society members ($250) a$10 gift certificate for the Acadia Shopsand Gorham Society members ($500) a$10 gift certificate at the Jordan PondHouse Restaurant. Friends of Acadia isgrateful to these businesses for donatinggift certificates so that we can offer themwithout reducing the impact of membergifts.

Acadia National Park contributes to FOAmembership benefits by allowing us topurchase park passes for Beech Societymembers ($2,500) at a half-price discount.Park staff also contribute their time andexpertise to provide special excursions forParkman Society members ($5,000).

Membership benefits are now beingmailed when the donation is received,rather than once a year in the early winter.

We gratefully acknowledgegifts received in memory of:

AliRobert B. AmesSamuel David AmitinEdna R. BaileyBanshee, Jet, and TellerPrue and Buzzy BealRita BeckerNancy Jane BellJamie BensonWilliam BiddleMalcolm BlanchardWilmer BradburyBenjamin L. BreezeDow L. CaseRobert CawleyChakraJoanne CohenCarol E. ColeRussell S. CushingNorman L. DaggettLynn K. DalyAnne E. DaubeEva L. Davis

Warren DavisDonald P. DoolittleJohn DootzJames S. DuesenberryWilliam M. EgglestonBetty EspyDani FaramelliJoyce FritzRichard FrostRichard P. GagnonKaren GardnerStephen GlatzerJames W. GrantEvelyne S. HaleThomas K. HaverstockMark HornerFitzgerald HudsonGeorge A. HuskinsLoren Andrew JacobsGus KarlsonWilliam E. Karsay Sr.Olin KettelkampJoe KolbDouglas P. LelandJosh LivingstoneBradley Fox LoomisShari Lynn

Stephen J. MalenfantMarlene MarburgJospeh A. MaressaMarilyne MarinoDonald MatthewsMargaret McCarthyF. Emerson MitchellArmando MolinaJay and Jacqueline

MontfortRichard N. MorganMarie MurphyWalter S. O’ConnellEunice Thompson OrrElizabeth OwensMorton ParishEdith and Laurence

PatrickLucille PfisterMary C. PhilbrickKevin W. PotterDavid PryorDavid L. RabascaPhyllis ReesJames P. RobertsRurik, Shiloh, Indy, and

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Carmen D. RuzzoRichard SawyerPatricia ScullJeanne B. SharpeNancy SilvermanDon SmithBill StarrEdward W. StoolEileen Tateo BeebeBarbara TerryWilfred A. ThomasJudith ThompsonNancy WallaceDorothy WhiteRichard WilleyCarolyn WittThomas J. WittJonathan Wolken

October 1, 2012 –January 31, 2013

IN MEMORIAM

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“One of the greatest satisfactions in doing any sound work for an institution,a town, or a city, or for the nation, is that good work done for the public lasts,endures through the generations; and the little bit of work that any individual

of the passing generation is enabled to do gains the association with suchcollective activities an immortality of its own.”

—Charles W. Eliot, Sieur de Monts Celebration, 1916

Please consider these options for providing essentialfinancial support to Friends of Acadia:

Gift of Cash or Marketable Securities.Mail a check, payable to Friends of Acadia, to P.O. Box 45,

Bar Harbor, Maine 04609, or visit www.friendsofacadia.org/support.shtmlto make a secure gift using your credit card. Call 800-625-0321 or visit

our website for instructions on giving appreciated securities, which can offerincome tax benefits, as well as savings on capital gains.

Gift of Retirement AssetsDesignate FOA as a beneficiary of your IRA, 401(k), or other retirement asset,

and pass funds to Friends of Acadia free of taxes.

Gift of PropertyGive real estate, boats, artwork, or other property

to Friends of Acadia and you may avoid capital gains in additionto providing much-needed funds for the park.

Gift Through a Bequest in Your WillAdd Friends of Acadia as a beneficiary in your will.

For more information, contact Lisa Horsch Clark at207-288-3340 or 800-625-0321,

email [email protected],or visit our website at www.friendsofacadia.org.

Thank you for helping to support Friends of Acadia’s workto preserve and protect Acadia National Park.

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This means some members may havereceived two sets of member benefits inquick succession this year. For a completelist of membership benefits, visit our web-site at www.friendsofacadia.org.

New Report Gauges Acadia’sEconomic BenefitA new National Park Service report showsthat the 2.4 million visits to AcadiaNational Park in 2011 created over $186million in economic benefit for communi-ties surrounding the park. This spendingsupported 3,000 jobs in the local area.

“Acadia attracts visitors from across theUS and around the world who come here toexperience its unparalleled scenery andextraordinary recreational opportunities,and then spend time and money enjoyingthe services provided by our neighboringcommunities. The National Park Service is

proud to have been entrusted with the careof America’s most treasured places anddelighted that the visitors we welcome gen-erate significant contributions to the local,state, and national economy,” saidSuperintendent Sheridan Steele.

The information on Acadia National Parkis part of a peer-reviewed spending analysisof national park visitors across the countryconducted by Michigan State University forthe National Park Service. For 2011, thatreport shows $13 billion of direct spendingby 279 million park visitors in communi-ties within 60 miles of a national park.That visitor spending had a $30 billionimpact on the entire US economy and sup-ported 252,000 jobs nationwide. To down-load the full report, visitwww.nature.nps.gov/socialscience/prod-ucts.cfm#MGM and click on “EconomicBenefits to Local Communities fromNational Park Visitation, 2011.”

A Smart Way to Give On January 1st, 2013, Congresspassed legislation to avert the so-called “fiscal cliff.” The lawincludes several important provi-sions that will allow individuals tosupport the causes they believe in(like Friends of Acadia) using theirIndividual Retirement Account(IRA).

If you are 70½ or older, you canmake a gift of up to $100,000 toFriends of Acadia from your IRA tomeet your annual distributionrequirement. By making an IRAcharitable rollover gift, you areable to avoid taxes on the IRA dis-tribution while supporting Friendsof Acadia’s conservation mission.

To make an IRA Rollover Gift in2013, first contact your IRA custo-dian. The IRS will treat the amountof the cash gift as if you had madea direct rollover to charity and youcan then avoid federal tax on theamount of the gift.

For more information abouthow you can convert your taxableIRA distribution and potentiallyreduce your taxes, contact devel-opment director Lisa Horsch Clark at 207-288-3340 or [email protected].

The Trenton Community Trail behind the Acadia GatewayCenter is nearly complete, and students at the HancockCounty Technical Center are building the kiosk for interpre-tive signs at the trailhead. The trail will be inaugurated onNational Trails Day, Saturday, June 1st.

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Before They’re Gone

In parenthood there is an irresolvabletension between permanence and loss.On one hand, parents may hope—even

expect—that their child will outlive themand thus (as far as the parent knows) liveforever. On the other hand, parents mayfind themselves continually mourning thebaby, the toddler, the adolescent, theteenager—the child they once knew so inti-mately but is now gone. Replaced, it’s true,by another beloved version of the child atanother wonderful stage of development,but nonetheless gone for good.

Natural places, however, “grow up”according to a different schedule, and thepeople who love a particular mountain orisland or ecosystem may easily perceive itas eternal. But today the stewards of nation-al parks and other natural places are facing

the reality that global climate change iscausing changes as significant and irre-versible as the change from sweet toddler tograying, middle-aged adult.

This new reality motivates MichaelLanza’s year-long project to visit ten nation-al parks with his two young children,chronicled in Before They’re Gone: A Family’sYear-Long Quest to Explore America’s MostEndangered National Parks. Throughout,Lanza’s concern for his kids parallels hisconcern for the parks they explore. It’s hardto tell which he’s more worried about—heimagines the kids carried off by bears,swept into the sea, falling off a cliff—youname it. As a seasoned outdoor adventurewriter, he emphasizes the thrill of the jour-ney—even if it’s a journey safe enough for aseven-year-old toting a stuffed panda.

Book Reviews

Before They’re Gone: A Family’s Year-Long

Quest to Explore America’s Most Endangered

National Parks

by Michael Lanza

Beacon Press, 2012

224 pp., Hardbound and Softcover

Our True Nature: Finding a Zest for Life in the

National Park System

by Audrey Peterman

Earthwise Productions, 2012

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Interspersed with the adventures arereflections on each park’s grim ecologicalfuture and interviews with park scientistswho have studied and watched the effectsof global climate change. The threat is madetangible by focusing on specific places andresources in each park—waterfalls inYosemite, Joshua trees, named glaciers inGlacier and Glacier Bay, wetland wildlife inthe Everglades—that will disappear or beirrevocably changed in his children’s life-time. He is careful to note that these placeswill still be beautiful in 100 years’ time, butthere will be no returning to the place theyonce were.

I couldn’t help feel that to call these tenparks the “most threatened” is to do a dis-service to the peril all natural places facefrom climate change. These are placesMichael Lanza personally cares very deeplyabout. But, does a Shenandoah park lovermourn its dead hemlocks any less thanLanza will mourn the Joshua trees whenthey’re gone? Is Acadia’s iconic coast anyless threatened by inundation than theOlympic Peninsula?

Last weekend, my winter-booted daugh-ter waded a tidepool at extreme low tide atWonderland and declared that she willreturn this summer to swim in it. That tide-pool may be forever underwater by the timeher children visit the spot, and that pre-cious point of land may be dramaticallychanged by rising sea levels. MichaelLanza’s book is a clarion call for all of us, totake the time to share precious naturalplaces with the next generation—to cele-brate both the places and the childrenbefore they’re gone.

—Aimee Beal Church

Our True Nature

Audrey Peterman is a force of nature.Anyone who meets her, reads herbooks, or receives her emails can’t

help but be swept up by her enthusiasm forlife and her desire for all Americans toknow and be inspired by our nationalparks. Peterman’s new book, Our TrueNature: Finding a Zest for Life in the NationalPark System, is a testament to her passionand a terrific resource for anyone hoping toplan a visit to a national park.

Our True Nature is divided into sectionsincluding a wonderful introduction provid-ing context for the book, a chapter onpreparing for your national park visit,chapters on 23 national parks organized bystate, and concluding chapters that givePeterman’s suggestions for favorite park vis-its and highlights of parks she’d like to visitnext. She gives helpful hints for each park,including how to get there, where to stay,and what to do. She accompanies each parkdescription with beautiful photographshighlighting park features.

The chapter on Acadia is slim and accu-rate. The most endearing aspects of herbook, however, are the personal stories shepeppers throughout her descriptions—everything from seeing a roadrunner fol-lowed by a coyote while traveling betweenparks in Arizona to encountering aBuddhist monk on the trail in RockyMountain National Park while discussingspirituality and the Dalai Lama with afriend. Peterman gives guidance that makesthe reader feel excited about a possible visit,intrigued by the stories and experiences thepark offers, and knowledgeable enough tobe comfortable in forging ahead with plans.

Audrey Peterman describes her life interms of “BP” and “AP”: before she discov-ered the national parks and afterwards. I’mthankful for her “AP” life—for her joy insharing how national parks affirm her exis-tence and encourage her to live life to thefullest. Our True Nature is a wonderfulguide for the novice and seasoned park vis-itor alike.

—Stephanie Clement

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In Gratitude

Thank you to these businesses andindividuals, who gave their time,services, and products to furtherour mission:

In-Kind DonorsJordan ChalfantDowneast TransportationThe Gallery at Frenchman’s BayJerry Miller & CompanyHelen and Philip KochLoop DesignMachias Savings BankJoe PaganMary Ann and Mike Siklosi

Acadia Winter TrailsAssociation VolunteersTimothy J. Adelmann Dirck Bradt Gordon Beck Peter BrownAbigail Curless Mark Fernald Matt Gerrish Michael Gilfillan Mike Heniser Bill Jenkins David Kief Mike KiersStephen Linscott Dennis Smith

Mia ThompsonChristiaan van Heerden Adam Wales Charlie Wray

Office VolunteersPat BuccelloSusie HokanssonJeannie HowellNancy HowlandAlison LawrenceDoug MonteithCarol Page-PotterJean Smith

It’s simple. Add only one of the following sentences to your will, or a codicil:

• I give, devise, and bequeath _____ % of the remaining assets of my estate to Friends of Acadia, a Maine charitable corporation, for its charitable purposes...

• I give, devise, and bequeath the sum of $______ to Friends of Acadia, aMaine charitable corporation, for its charitable purposes…

• I give, devise, and bequeath the following property to Friends of Acadia, a Maine charitable corporation, for its charitable purposes… [Description of property].

You are strongly urged to discuss your gift intentions with Friends ofAcadia at an early stage in your planning. Please call us at 1-800-625-0321,or have your attorney or financial advisor call, if you have any questions orrequire additional information. Your gift, regardless of size, will be both wel-come and important to Friends of Acadia. Thank you.

If you have already included Friends of Acadia in your estate plans, pleasecontact Lisa Horsch Clark, Director of Development, at 800-625-0321 [email protected] to document your plans and be recognizedas a member of the George B. Dorr Society.

ACADIA FOREVEREstate Planning—Peace of mind that your legacy will live on in Acadia

Preserving and protecting those things you hold dear—the integrity of Acadia’snatural wonders, the park’s unique opportunities to connect with nature, the lov-ing care of Acadia’s matchless trail and carriage road systems—is a wise invest-ment. The easiest way to leave a lasting legacy for the benefit of Acadia NationalPark is to include Friends of Acadia in your will.

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has been a valuablepartner to AcadiaNational Park in theongoing effort to pre-serve and protect thisspecial place. It is abun-dantly clear that now,more than ever, Friendsof Acadia is importantand relevant for ourbeloved park and theexperience of visitors in Acadia.

It seems that we are in a historic timewhere concerns about national debt willlead to deep constraints to federal budgetsincluding the funding available to AcadiaNational Park. At the same time, culturaland economic forces are making nationalparks an ever-more-popular destination.More is needed and less is provided.

Acadia has known budget shortfalls inthe past—in the 1970s and 80s dollarswere so tight that the historic trail and car-riage road systems were significantly dete-riorating for lack of maintenance. One ofFriends of Acadia’s earliest advocacy suc-cesses was in helping to convince federalpowers to allocate funding to Acadia at alevel that would allow it to care for thosecultural treasures. We also helped extendthose federal dollars by matching themwith private philanthropy members likeyou. Those who remember the erodingtrails and overgrown roads of that perioddo not wish to see Acadia National Parkreturn there.

But now, more than ever, varied forcesare at work that threaten Acadia’s naturaland cultural heritage. These include: glob-al climate change bringing everything frominvasive insects to destructive storms; airpollution limiting visibility and impactingnative species; increased ambient light fad-ing the brilliant night sky; and increasedvisitation including unprecedented surges

from cruise ships. Eachissue will require ani n d i v i d u a l i z e dapproach to fix it, mit-igate its effects, orwork around it, asappropriate.

One thing is certain.Friends of Acadia, withthe support of ourmembers, volunteers,donors and staff, willwork with the parkand our other partners

to assure that Acadia is well cared for. Wewill continue the successes of the past andinvent and put in place the successes ofthe future. Need is the mother of inven-tion, and now, more than ever, the need isgreat.

This is the time of year that we reach outto all our members and ask them—you!—to continue to be a part of Friends ofAcadia’s ongoing success for the comingyear. Please renew your membership bygiving as generously as you are able toensure that now, more than ever, yourmembership dollars are used to preserveand protect Acadia for current and futuregenerations. A recent survey of parkfriends’ groups and similar partnersrevealed that the renewal rate of first-timemembers at FOA is 6 percent higher thanthe average for these organizations, and 17percent higher than the national averagefor all nonprofit groups. Friends ofAcadia’s large and committed membershipis an important source of our operatingdollars and an important symbol todonors, foundations, businesses, legisla-tors, and others of the great value we placeon Acadia National Park. Thank you forbeing a part of Friends of Acadia’s vitalwork to preserve and protect this magnifi-cent place! �

—Ed Samek

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50 years of camping in AcadiaAll those who preserve and maintain the trails

and carriage trailsBarbara and Mark AmstutzKelly and Adrian AshermanChristopher Augustine and Beth WinkelsteinHerbert BassAlex and Ben BeckerTerry BerntsenThe Honorable and Mrs. Robert O. BlakeCynthia and Nestor CaminoNatasha CarlitzSusan Choma and Allen ZimmermanSherry and Glenn ConklinMr. and Mrs. Doug Du BoisGeni and Dick DunnellsJake and Matt EgelbergLois and Westy FrazierFriends of AcadiaOscar and Henry GilmoreMax GuldanKaren and Tom GuterHarrison Middle School Library Volunteers,

Yarmouth, MENancy Holtje and Thomas HagemanCookie and William HornerDanielle JacobsCarol and Tom LamonGeorge LucasIsabel Mancinelli and Sam CoplonSue Bickford MartinMarion and Stan MasonMary McArdleBarbara and Jonas MillerMarie MurphyMy labs who love the trailsSteven O’Connell“Our visit in August 2012”Mark PerryLili PewCassie and Benjamin PiercePolly and Dan PierceTeresa and Sam PierceMargaret ReginaDonna and David ReisMicah RosenblumKatheryn RussiMartie and Edward SamekLinda Silka and Laurence SmithJohn Charles SmithIsaac TheodoreTony TuratoMarty WilliamsNancy and James WittZheng-Qian familyBeth and Jerry Zink

October 1, 2012 – January 31, 2013

IN NOMINE

We gratefully acknowledge giftsreceived in honor of:

In Memoriam

TRISHIE SCULL

Patricia “Trishie” Scull: A Friend for All SeasonsJuly 25, 1918 – October 1, 2012

In the early 1980s, the National GardenClub’s Landscape Design Council held aLandscape Design School on MDI and

recruited me to find gardens to study forthe course. Knowing Patricia Scull’s out-standing garden, both in design and plantmaterials, I asked her about opening hergarden. She most graciously and enthusias-tically said “yes” and similarly welcomedthe students. This forged a lasting friend-ship for more than 30 years.

Trishie’s gardening knowledge couldonly be respected and the results admired.Pink granite paths led one through gardenrooms. Throughout the season roses,peonies, lilies, and native plants highlight-ed her flower garden, which complement-ed a lovely raspberry patch and healthyvegetable garden. Her garden was extraor-dinary—remarkable, in part, having a 200-year-old apple tree with a lower limbbowed to the soil, producing a second,connecting tree. She fondly called the oldtree her “Hop-Along” apple. The coniferouswoods area featured native mountain laureland other rhododendrons, mosses, andgranite steps down a slope leading to the

lawn and to sparkling Somes Soundbeyond—what a perfectly pastoral scene.

Her love for the coniferous foreststretched from her home in NortheastHarbor to the Wild Gardens of Acadia atSieur de Monts, where she served as habi-tat adviser for the coniferous woods habi-tat. Trishie spent 30 years volunteering atthe Wild Gardens. She regularly broughtfriends and Garden Club of Mount Desertmembers to visit and to volunteer. Herroses, Kensington ivy, and propagatednative plants were perennial favorites at theplant sales to benefit the Wild Gardens.

In the off season, Trishie propagatedplants and often lectured locally about ournative Iris setosa (Hooker’s iris), Mertensiamaritima (sea mertensia), and Lobelia cardi-nalis (cardinal flower). When compliment-ed on her success with propagation andgrowing achievements, she modestlyreplied, “They just want to grow!” Throughher donations to the plant sales and hergenerosity in sharing with friends, there issurely a touch of Trishie and her gardens inlocations all across the Island.

She was always up for an adventure. Oneof my fondest memories of Trish wasexploring the north woods of Maine byfloat plane, searching for plants. She didn’tthink twice of climbing into a float plane tofind access roads to the coniferous forestbelow where the rare native orchid, Calypsobulbosa, flourishes. Landing at HaymockLake, our hosts took us to the mossy conif-erous area where we found the Calypso.Driving on the Golden Road, nearing dusk,we met with 25 or more moose from mileto mile who were licking the salt from theroad and had no intention of letting a vehi-cle pass. It was indeed a memorable day!

Trish lives on with our many good mem-ories of her friendship and graciousness, aswell as her gardens and plants, which Ilook forward to visiting this spring in theWild Gardens of Acadia.

—Becky Brush

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Carolyn Sue “Carrie” Breen Witt January 12, 1962 – December 23, 2012

Ilost a dear friend, and Acadia a strongadvocate, late last year when CarolynSue Breen Witt died at her home in

Hamden, Connecticut after a courageousbattle with breast cancer. Carrie and herlate husband Tom both fell in love with BarHarbor and Acadia National Park on theirhoneymoon in October 1995 and they sub-sequently returned every year, purchasingtheir Bar Harbor home in 2004.

They loved the outdoors and spent asmuch time as they could biking, hiking,and snowshoeing in and around the parkor sitting quietly with a picnic lunch and abook at Otter Point. They shared their love,knowledge, and stories of Acadia withmany family and friends. My husband, Bill,and I were introduced to Acadia by Tomand Carrie and we will forever be gratefulfor the hospitality and knowledge theyshared.

Their favorite time of year was fall, takingwalks around Echo Lake and Jordan Pond

or hiking to the top of Gorham Mountain.Carrie and Tom joined Friends of Acadiaand started attending the Friends of AcadiaAnnual Benefit. They made many specialfriends through the August event and theirtime spent in the park.

During the difficult time since Tom’spassing in 2010 and battling the return ofcancer, Carrie’s love for Acadia neverdiminished. Carrie’s only thought was to bewell enough to spend as much time as shecould in Acadia with her dog, Morgan. Shefound peace, strength, and endless couragein the quiet trails and majestic vistas ofAcadia.

When she would start her return tripsouth to her work as the Executive Directorof the New Haven County Bar Associationand Foundation of the New Haven CountyBar, she would cross the Trenton Bridge,already planning her next trip to Acadia.Carrie’s final trip to Acadia was last Octoberand she was within a week of her return towelcome the New Year when she passedaway. Carrie will always be known for hercommunity service, support of the arts, andher love of Acadia National Park.

—Kim Wieler

Caption: Carrie and Tom Witt (here with Bill Wieler,left) knew where each trail and carriage road led, andwere an immeasurable resource to Acadia newbies.

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Why I’m a Friend of Acadia

SEEING ACADIA FOR THE FIRST TIME—AGAIN

The first time my nieces Sharon andMichelle visited Acadia, we sharedthe wonder of Wonderland, the

mystery of seagulls feeding, and the magicof fog lifting to reveal Sand Beach and theBeehive behind us. When my mother Aprilmade her initial trip—and my nieces theirfourth—we picked wild Maine blueber-ries, took in the grand views of Cadillac,and crossed at low tide to Bar Islandtogether.

By seeing the park through the eyes ofnew visitors, I myself experience it anew.The joy of sharing Acadia with first-timersis one reason I’m a Friend of Acadia, tohelp support and preserve the nationalpark for generations of visitors to comeand to spread the passion.

“Do you want to be in the Library ofCongress?” That’s how I invited Sharon andMichelle to visit Acadia for the first time, inMarch 2010. My husband, Dan, and I wereasked to update our Acadia hiking books,and we thought it would be great to haveour nieces help us walk the trails again.Then ages 15 and 12 and growing up inBrooklyn, NY, they probably didn’t fullyunderstand what the Library of Congresswas, let alone Acadia.

But over the last three years, Sharon andMichelle have come to know Acadia.They’ve been challenged by the Beehiveand South Bubble, and struck by the starsover Sand Beach. And they’ve learned totrust their instincts, as when they doubteda tourist’s “sighting” on Ocean Path of awhale feeding (we walked over to OtterCliff to verify that it was a rock ledgeexposed by the tide), and when we did alittle unintended bushwhacking onMcFarland Hill.

Asked to choose her favorite park activi-ties, Sharon, now 18 and finishing herfreshman year in college, said, “I likeeverything.” Michelle, who’ll be turning 16in July, agreed. “It’s fun. I like how it’s sopretty.”

Last year, with the publication of the sec-ond edition of our hiking books—featur-ing contributions by my nieces!—wedecided to do a “book tour” of sorts, intro-ducing their grandmother (my Mom,April) and their father (my brother,Thomas) to Acadia. Among the sitesSharon and Michelle wanted to share intheir first time showing someone around:Thunder Hole, Cadillac Mountain, BassHarbor Head Light, the Bubbles, andJordan Pond.

They took their grandmother on herfirst-ever low-tide walk, to Bar Island.April was astonished at the seas parting asif she were Moses. And we were amazed athow she found the perfect walking stickalong the trail to the top of the island,making her trek an easy one at age 71.“Everything was new and interesting,” saidApril. “And I like having family together.”

We’re already planning our next familytrip this July. Perhaps we’ll hike FlyingMountain, and visit the Wild Gardens ofAcadia. Or maybe we’ll watch the July 4th

fireworks from the top of Cadillac andhope the fog won’t roll in as it did for mynieces and me a couple of years ago. Thatwould be a nice birthday present forMichelle, who’ll be celebrating her sweet16th that week.

And we’ll certainly walk Wonderlandagain. Sharon wants to bring her boyfriendEric, a first-time visitor from Texas, to theedge of the Atlantic Ocean there.

With each shared experience with a newvisitor, and with every repeat trip, wedeepen the bond with family and friends—and with Acadia. �

DOLORES KONG is a CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLAN-NER™ professional and senior vice president atWinslow, Evans & Crocker, Inc., a member ofFINRA / SIPC / NYSE Arca, in Boston. She andher husband Dan Ring are co-authors of HikingAcadia National Park and Best Easy Day Hikes, Acadia National Park, available atwww.fourthousandfooter.com.

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