Barnraising 2017
barnraising-2017

Public Lab hosted the 2017 Barnraising November 3rd-5th at LUMCON in Cocodrie, Louisiana. The event drew 36 people from 12 states, and event brought participants from Germany and China! Check out some of the materials below and continue the conversations of Barnraising! ###Session topics for this Barnraising included: - "Getting started" the beginnings of organizing in the face of environmental issues - Facilitation techniques and Codes of Conduct - Louisiana and coastal wetlands - Existing data and citizen science - Exploring water monitoring tools ([notes here](https://pad.publiclab.org/p/barnraising2017-Mayfly)) - Disaster response and recovery - Community science for direct intervention/remediation ([notes here](https://pad.publiclab.org/p/barnraising2017-CSI)) - Science in the face of denial - Illustrated guides - Underpinnings of technical development - Building an antenna - Optimizing interdisciplinary collaborations - Methods and strategies for monitoring H2S - [activity used for this session here](https://publiclab.org/notes/gretchengehrke/11-02-2017/copper-sheet-hydrogen-sulfide-detection-activity) - [Session follow up OpenHour](https://publiclab.org/wiki/openhour-archive#November+13th:+OpenHour+Sessions+Continued) - The Public Lab website ([notes here](https://pad.publiclab.org/p/barnraising2017-website)) - Microscopes and "how can communities visualize pollutants" ([Research Note on this session here](https://publiclab.org/notes/kgradow1/11-04-2017/prototype-build-for-barnraising-2017)) - Exploring problems can crowd sourcing assist ([question that came out of this session](https://publiclab.org/questions/sspatharioti/10-31-2017/do-you-or-your-community-have-a-set-of-images-in-need-of-analysis)) - Funding strategies for environmental monitoring - Creating tangible games with environmental data - [notes here](http://pad.publiclab.org/p/barnraising2017-Games) - [Session follow-up OpenHour](https://publiclab.org/wiki/openhour-archive#November+13th:+OpenHour+Sessions+Continued) - Mapping and monitoring plant biodiversity ([Research note on this session here](https://publiclab.org/notes/eustatic/11-06-2017/mapknitter-map-of-lumcon-barnraising-2017)) People coming to the Barnraising often want to share on deep topics of interest with each other. Lightning talks have become a way to engage with people's individual projects or topics of expertise that are more about decimating information (rather that requiring a sessions space where we build a collaborative environment of learning). **Lightning talks topics at the 2017 Barnraising included:** - Invasive species in Louisiana by Chase Mathey - Exploring leaked emails by Gabi Sobliye - Water Availability & Vulnerability by @gilbert - How codes of conduct affect email lists by Molly de Blanc ([link to presentation](https://publiclab.org/system/images/photos/000/022/363/original/mdb-barnraising2017-f-as-in-freedom.pdf)) - An oil monitoring project on Louisiana Beaches by @a1ahna - Games and building to promote learning about the environment - The Mayfly by Shannon Hicks - Africatown Alabama by Ramsey Sprague ## Questions [questions:barnraising] ##The Barnraiser The Barnraiser is a daily paper print publication participants in the Barnraising work together to produce. Below are copies of the Barnraiser that came out of this event: **UPLOADS PENDING** ##Notes and photos that came out of the Barnraising: [notes:barnraising-2017] ...


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ankur8177068 "wow! amazing cool game " | Read more » over 4 years ago
stevie "We'll be talking about games on the second hour of Open Call tomorrow!!! https://publiclab.org/wiki/open-call " | Read more » about 6 years ago
gretchengehrke "Also, I just saw on comptox.epa.gov that acetone is actually more hydrophilic than isopropanol, which totally surprises me! I guess vapor pressure ..." | Read more » about 6 years ago
gretchengehrke "Either acetone or 99% isopropanol are probably fine, and maybe we should do a comparison. The only concern I see with isopropanol is that it has a ..." | Read more » about 6 years ago
Bronwen "I think it probably depends somewhat on what we need the cleaning agent to do: alcohol and acetone work a little differently, and acetone will like..." | Read more » about 6 years ago
warren "@asnow @bronwen " | Read more » about 6 years ago
warren "@gretchengehrke mentioned: Isopropanol has pretty similar properties, but the commonly available rubbing alcohol in drug stores is 70% isopropanol..." | Read more » about 6 years ago
gretchengehrke "@warren, I thought the sandpaper we used (that was like a polisher) worked well to remove grime on the surface of the copper, which is its purpose...." | Read more » over 6 years ago
Bronwen "I think you have to aim to be in a well ventilated area for pads too: pouring acetone might not be too terrible depending on what kinds of bottles ..." | Read more » over 6 years ago
warren "Copying in that discussion here, as it belongs here more appropriately: Also thinking of making a kit -- here are individually packaged acetone wi..." | Read more » over 6 years ago
warren "And do you have to discard the sandpaper on each use, or can it be used over and over? Thanks! " | Read more » over 6 years ago
warren "Hi, i saw you mentioned: it’s almost more like a polisher regarding the sandpaper -- was that a bad thing? Would you opt for a different grade of..." | Read more » over 6 years ago
warren " Just a note that we'd looked at some single-use acetone nail polish removing pads, because people wouldn't necessarily need a whole bottle -- but..." | Read more » over 6 years ago
warren "Hi, @gretchengerhke - would acetone melt nitrile or latex gloves? I'm thinking of how to ship some things like cotton scrub pads and safety gear wi..." | Read more » over 6 years ago
warren "Just linking in here to the question where some of us have been looking for different materials and setups to do this test with: https://publiclab..." | Read more » over 6 years ago
xuhulk "So cool! " | Read more » over 6 years ago
liz "Via @xuhulk on twitter, see "Hua Yong: Artist flees Beijing after filming mass evictions of migrant workers. Residents 'have no heating and no supe..." | Read more » over 6 years ago
shanlter "This is cool! thanks @liz " | Read more » over 6 years ago
liz "hi @shanlter @tonyc @matej check this out! http://gamesforcities.com/database/ " | Read more » over 6 years ago
zengirl2 "@gretchengehrke will know about the nail polish remover. Unfortunately my nail polish remover is not the standard fare since it is made for the lig..." | Read more » over 6 years ago
zengirl2 "Done @warren :) " | Read more » over 6 years ago
warren "Is nail polish remover just acetone, and is it pure enough for this? (Except for non-acetone nail polish remover, of course) https://www.amazon.c..." | Read more » over 6 years ago
zengirl2 "TY for this answer. I'm giving out copper strips at the Factory Farm Summit and hopefully people will be able to share results with us! " | Read more » over 6 years ago
gretchengehrke "Hi @warren, "miscible" means it dissolves with them to create a homogenous mixture (i.e. doesn't separate out like oil and water do). Acetone is a ..." | Read more » over 6 years ago