The Bar Harbor Garden Club will welcome Jesse Wheeler, Acadia National Park’s vegetation program manager, to its April 10 ...

The National Park Service wanted to bring thousands of pounds of soil up to the peak to ... host remarkable communities of subalpine plants. More than 100 species of plants grow on Acadia’s peaks, ...

Acadia National Park Vegetation Program Manager Jesse Wheeler will speak about managing invasive plants and protecting native ...

Studies are underway at Acadia National Park in Maine to see if Wabanaki gathering methods are sustainable. Alamy Yarrow: A common flowering plant known for its medicinal properties. In the ...

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Park visitors agree: riding along the 27-mile Park Loop Road is the best way to do a quick tour of Acadia (and makes a strong case for renting a car). Popular sights and trails like Sand Beach ...

On February 26, 1919, Mount Desert Island became a national park. It was eventually named Acadia, the French word for "heaven on earth." George Dorr was immediately named superintendent ...