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By Siobhan Ruck, Earthwatch Participant Fierce Faces, Night Forests and Six Years of Owl Research My friend knows how to get my attention—”I saw that there’s an Earthwatch trip to Cave Creek Canyon to study owls.” An Intimate Encounter with Arizona’s Forest Owls was too tempting to pass up.
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By Alix Morris and Dr. Stan Rullman As darkness settles over the forest, tiny owls emerge from the shadows. Their soft-edged wings move silently through the trees as they search for prey.
By Catie Mino, Earthwatch Academic Facilitator Acadia National Park stretches along Maine’s rugged coastline, encompassing nearly 50,000 acres of forests, rocky shorelines and marine habitats. It was the setting for our research project, Measuring Climate Change in Acadia National Park, where we studied the effects of climate change and ocean acidification on the intertidal zone.
By Sophia Ludtke, Spring Power & Gas Fellow Through the generous support of Spring Power & Gas, I had the opportunity to join 12 other high school students in Acadia National Park with Earthwatch to explore how climate change is affecting biodiversity along Maine’s coast.