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Mount Desert Rock
www.coa.edu/islands/mount-desert-rock/
Islands Program
www.coa.edu/islands/
Great Duck Island
www.coa.edu/islands/great-duck-island/

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COA Summer Programs Offer Abundance of Experience

Immersive courses in field ecology and natural history, botany, and environmental journalism bring students to pristine settings in Acadia National Park and Downeast Maine coastal islands for College of the Atlantic’s pre-college Summer Field Institute.
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Learning the Ropes: Students Build Boating Skills in Real Time

Working as crew members aboard College of the Atlantic’s marine research boat M/V Osprey, Jenny Reichart ’20 and Uakevelua “Nice” Munekamba ’20 experience the highs and lows of life on the ocean.
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Remote Mount Desert Rock Marine Field Station a Challenging but Rewarding Haven for Research [Environmental Monitor]

Treeless, windswept, and 25 miles out to sea, College of the Atlantic’s secluded island is home to abundant marine mammal research opportunities for COA students and beyond.

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Faculty:

John G.T. Anderson

Faculty, Zoology, Ecology, Animal Behavior
Sean K. Todd

Faculty, Biology & Marine Mammals