The Eagle Hill Foundation
The Eagle Hill Foundation works closely with the Humboldt Field
Research Institute, sharing facilities and working together on
developing a retreat style study and meeting facility on the summit of
Eagle Hill. The Foundation sponsors research seminars, entitled Cosmos
Seminars, which explore research questions arising from the
interrelatedness of human activities involving nature. A collaborative,
or in some cases, individual writing project is the intended outcome.
The “Views of Nature” Program challenges artists to find inspiration in
the beauty of Eagle Hill and the coastal region of eastern Maine.
Residencies, apprenticeships, workshops, and retreats offer artists a
wide range of opportunities for creative endeavors.
The Setting
The Eagle Hill Foundation and the Humboldt Field Research Institute
share the densely forested summit of Eagle Hill, the highest part of
Dyer Point, one of a number of peninsulas along the Downeast Maine
coast. To the immediate west is the Schoodic Point section of Acadia
National Park. To the immediate east is Petit Manan National Wildlife
Refuge. Trails lead from the summit of Eagle Hill through a variety of
ecological habitats to a number of overlooks offering spectacular views
of the coast of Maine, with its rocky and evergreen-lined shore and its
many islands, bays, and peninsulas.
The Mission of the Foundation
The focus of the Eagle Hill Foundation is the interdisciplinary aspects of the study of nature and natural history. Its broad mission involves exploring both the way art and culture have been shaped by the natural world in which they have developed as well as how they have influenced the societal perceptions and understanding of nature through the ages.