### What is a Barnraising? [1]: https://publiclab.org/wiki/barnraising-florida-2022 A Barnraising is an event hosted by the Public Lab community. In the spirit of bringing a community together to collectively raise a structure such as a barn, Barnraising participants come together to test environmental monitoring tools in the field, brainstorm new research projects, share about environmental concerns, and develop strategies to address them. At the event, with the support of facilitators, people collectively set the agenda, and participate and collaborate rather than just present, talk at, and listen. People attending a Barnraising can expect to: improve social ties through in-person collaboration, participate in deep exploration of local environmental issues and ongoing community research, advance technical knowledge, and work with hands-on projects for local environmental monitoring and documenting new monitoring methods. ## Host a Barnraising See our [Host a Barnraising](/barnraising-host) page to find more resources on hosting your own Barnraising event. **** ### Past Barnraisings: * [2019 Barnraising: Galveston & Houston, USA](https://publiclab.org/wiki/barnraising-texas-2019) * [2018 Barnraising: Guangzhou, China](https://publiclab.org/wiki/barnraising-guangzhou-china) * [2018 Crisis Convening & Barnraising, Newark, New Jersey](/barnraising-newark-2018) * [2017 Barnraising: Cocodrie, Louisiana](https://publiclab.org/wiki/barnraising-2017) * [2017 Appalachia Barnraising](https://publiclab.org/wiki/appalachia-barnraising-2017) * [2016 Barnraising: Cocodrie, Louisiana](wiki/barnraising-2016) * [2016 Regional Barnraising, Val Verde, CA](https://publiclab.org/wiki/barnraising-val-verde-ca) * [2015 Barnraising: Cocodrie, Louisiana](/wiki/barnraising-2015) * [2015 Midwest Regional Barnraising: Chicago, Illinois](/wiki/2015-regional-barnraising) * [2014 Barnrasing: Cocodrie, Louisiana](/wiki/barnraising-2014) * [2014 Northeast Regional Barnraising: Plymouth, Massachusetts](/wiki/barnraising-northeast-2014) * [2013 Barnraising: New Orleans, Louisiana](/wiki/barnraising-2013) * [2012 Barnraising: Cocodrie, Louisiana](/wiki/barnraising-2012) * [2011 Barnraising: Asheville, North Carolina](/wiki/barnraising-2011) [](//i.publiclab.org/system/images/photos/000/016/690/original/The_Barnraiser_--_Regional_Special_Issue_2016.jpg) [](/i/29579) [](/i/29580) ...
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| zengirl2 | "Doing the newspaper was one of my fave things. I will definitely volunteer to help with that again! TY for the opportunity to learn from the Appala..." | Read more » | almost 7 years ago | |||
| samsonta8 | "So beautiful photos " | Read more » | about 7 years ago | |||
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| sarasage | "Great idea, Jeff. This is an especially helpful field for PL activities like balloon mapping and kite mapping - which require multiple people and h..." | Read more » | over 7 years ago | |||
| cindy_excites | "Great questions indeed. I think it is quite relevant especially if you think about the different parts of Public Lab practice, i.e. the distributed..." | Read more » | over 7 years ago | |||
| liz | " @klie @gretchengehrke @marlokeno set up the board @stevie sets up nametags, @klie @gretchengehrke @marlokeno set up the board @shantler @mathe..." | Read more » | over 7 years ago | |||
| gretchengehrke | " Sunrise at LUMCON. No filter! (photo by Gretchen Gehrke) " | Read more » | over 7 years ago | |||
| gretchengehrke | " Cocodrie early morning. No filter. (by Gretchen Gehrke) " | Read more » | over 7 years ago | |||
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| eustatic | "very fun! thanks, jeff for your innovative intragram layout work " | Read more » | over 7 years ago | |||
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| warren | " #Spectromety for all ages " | Read more » | over 7 years ago | |||
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