Assessment of Natural and Watershed Conditions in and Adjacent to Acadia National Park

Principal Investigators:

• Peter Vaux
• John Peckenham
• Kathleen Bell
• Sarah Nelson

This project will compile, assess and summarize exisiting information, drawing conclusions on the state of knowledge for Acadia National Park with regard to such factors as type and extent of natural resources existing within the park, ecological condition of those resources, degree of knowledge about influencing factors, important physical processes (eg. oceanographic circulation, groundwater discharge/subsurface hydrology, or riparian and geologic process), and watershed boundaries, amount and effect of resource use, and major threats or stressors.