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Bruce Jacobson

Me . . . and those who came before.

Category: Work Life

professional projects, experiences, and ideas

Life on the Harraseeket

Many communities are found along the shores of the Haraseeket estuary in Freeport, Maine. A community is any interacting group…
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Posted on: 16 March 2022 Last updated on: 1 July 2023 Written by: Bruce
Shore of Eagle Lake, Allagash Wilderness Waterway, Maine.

Allagash Wilderness Waterway

It has been my pleasure to collaborate with Allagash Wilderness Waterway Foundation (AWWF) and Maine Bureau of Parks and Lands…
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Posted on: 19 February 2018 Last updated on: 7 January 2022 Comments: 0 Written by: Bruce
A rocky shoreline on Calf Island, with green herbaceous plants hugging the upland on the near left side of the frame. Some of the plants have small yellow flowers. The rocks closest to the water are dark with seaweed and moisture from the outgoing tide. A flock of white shorebirds dot the far shore. Beyond the birds waves crash in big whitecaps on near shore rocks. Behind the rocks several islands rise above the horizon line.

Boston Harbor Islands

I’m proud of my work with many partners and friends at Boston Harbor Islands National and State Park. One of…
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Posted on: 22 July 2017 Last updated on: 6 September 2022 Written by: Bruce
Photo by Peter Lewis.

Friends in Maine

Acadia. Baxter. Allagash. These are places of wildness and beauty where visitors seek renewal. They are the premier wildland recreation…
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Posted on: 7 June 2017 Last updated on: 17 November 2019 Written by: Bruce
(NPS photo)

Walk in the Footsteps at l’île Sainte-Croix

Located in the ancestral homelands of the Wabanaki, Saint Croix Island International Historic Site commemorates the 1604 site of the…
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Posted on: 24 January 2017 Last updated on: 3 April 2022 Written by: Bruce

How A Forester Became A Facilitator

During a college course on dendrology—from dendr (related to trees) and ology (a branch of learning)—I sensed that forestry would…
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Posted on: 7 December 2016 Last updated on: 27 August 2022 Written by: Bruce

Communities of Practice

It was fun helping National Park Service administrators in the Northeast exchange ideas. I prepared the following video to introduce…
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Posted on: 6 December 2016 Last updated on: 28 March 2021 Comments: 0 Written by: Bruce

Why do they do that? Working With Federal Employees

I spent 15 years working at mission-driven nonprofits. It was a fertile environment for new ideas. I found if I…
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Posted on: 3 March 2015 Last updated on: 26 August 2019 Written by: Bruce

National Park Planner

I formed strong relationships at Acadia National Park, where I was Chief of Planning & Land Resources. Other NPS planning…
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Posted on: 21 January 2014 Last updated on: 21 June 2019 Written by: Bruce

E.O. Wilson Interview & Bioblitz

I was honored to meet legendary biologist Dr. Edward O. Wilson while working with the National Park Service. Here are…
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Posted on: 23 July 2013 Last updated on: 22 August 2019 Written by: Bruce

Acadia Vacation Rental

Enjoy views of Acadia National Park when you stay at “Ferncrest.” As a former Park  Ranger, I’ll tell you about…
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Places and Persons

Acadia NP (3) Archives (4) Boston Harbor Islands (3) Boston MA (3) Connecticut (2) Ferncrest (3) Freeport ME (1) Maine Woods (2) National Parks (9) New York (3) Sweden (4) Tremont ME (2) ….Jacobson+Phillips (5) …Jacobson (10) …Lindquist (5) …Phillips (1) …Rickards (1)
 

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