Students from Around the World Study Land Use in the Penobscot Watershed
SSI researcher spent a week at the Schoodic Institute in Acadia National Park with a group of 17 students and young professionals studying land use in the Penobscot River Watershed.  As part of the Fourth Annual Acadian Program in Regional Conservation and Stewardship, participants learned about the restoration of the watershed, and had the opportunity to discuss conservation challenges in their own regions. Participants were also introduced to the , an important tool for informing land use decisions, created by the team.
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