Project

Ecosystem Investigation Network

Working together to understand change in the Gulf of Maine and its watershed.

The Ecosystem Investigation Network supports field-based, collaborative research into climate-driven changes happening in the Gulf of Maine and its watershed. Our goal is to bring these stories of change together to reveal new understanding of patterns, change, and connectedness across our region.

Project Goals:

Offer engaging, diverse opportunities for communities to participate in and contribute to scientific research.
Promote environmental stewardship through community engagement with natural resource challenges.
Increase understanding about how climate change impacts species, communities, and habitats in the Gulf of Maine watershed.
Boost support for science, learning, and community priorities.

The Ecosystem Investigation Network is devoted to investigation of climate-driven change in the Gulf of Maine and its watershed.

All of the projects we host have been carefully designed around a specific research question related to climate-driven change in the Gulf of Maine or its watershed and around the interests, needs, and capabilities of likely participants.

The Network hosts projects designed for individual contributors and for groups of contributors (i.e. classrooms, trail groups, etc). Group projects were designed with school participants in mind and have registration structures that shield our youngest community scientists from online exposure, provide curriculum to support learners’ deep understanding of the question, develop skills, and work with the data they have collected.

It is designed to be a resource for scientists and communities alike working to design projects that engage all kinds of people in the collection and examination of data. As data, patterns, and conversations emerge through this connected effort, we hope to improve understanding of how climate change impacts a regional watershed system, and how we can prepare for a more sustainable and resilient future.