Fire Science & Management Field Trip: The 1947 Fire at Acadia National Park 

This all-day field trip will follow the path of the 1947 fire and offer fire scientists and managers an excellent outdoor classroom for exchanging information about fire ecology, fuels reduction, wildfire preparedness, and other lessons and challenges learned in 1947 and the seven decades since that catastrophe.

This field trip is part of a series of events commemorating the 1947 fire. For a full list of events, please visit www.firesciencenorthatlantic.org.

WORKING Agenda

0800-0830  Registration at Blue Nose Inn, 90 Eden St., Bar Harbor

0830-0900  Welcome, brief field trip overview, load bus

0900-1200  Morning field sites including Lakewood (burned vegetation), Dolliver's Dump (fire origin), MDI High School (site where fire crowned and jumped the road), Eagle Lake (unburned vegetation)

1200-1245  Box lunch at Acadia National Park headquarters

1245-1600  Afternoon field sites including 1947 vista, Cadillac Mountain, the Tarn, and Otter Point

1600-1630  Wrap-up and evaluations, return to Blue Nose Inn

Continuing Education Credits

This field trip has been assigned 4.0 Category 1 CFE credits by the Society of American Foresters.

Registration information

Field Trip Cost: $25

Registration includes 1 seat on the bus (all registrants must ride on the bus), box lunch, and snacks. We recommend that you bring a water bottle, hiking boots, and weather-appropriate clothing.

Lodging Options

Lodging costs are not included in field trip registration. A block of rooms has been reserved at the Blue Nose Inn for $119/night + tax at the government rate for the nights of 10/16, 10/17, and 10/18. When making your reservation, please state that you are with the Northeast Compact group. Contact the Blue Nose Inn at barharborhotel.com or (207) 288-3348. The room block is available until September 25.

Additionally, camping options are available within Acadia National Park and at nearby campgrounds, as well as numerous other lodging options in Bar Harbor and Ellsworth.