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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warren "Hi, Gretchen, what does "miscible with water and with oil" mean? Is it related to what @matej and others learned about the ability to dissolve oil ..." | Read more » almost 7 years ago
gretchengehrke "@Zengirl2, I think for the best results you'll want to use acetone, which is easy to find online and in a lot of drug stores and art stores (and ma..." | Read more » almost 7 years ago
warren "Hi, gretchen - the photos are great. Do you have a list of Amazon links and prices you could add -- as a step in getting a prototyping kit together..." | Read more » almost 7 years ago
gretchengehrke "Here are before and after photos. We did not expect (and did not observe) any discoloration since we were only putting them out for less than 24 ho..." | Read more » almost 7 years ago
gretchengehrke "Here is a picture after sanding one of the little copper strips. The green pad is actually soft sandpaper / polishing paper. " | Read more » almost 7 years ago
gretchengehrke "Here is a picture of cutting the copper sheet into strips. " | Read more » almost 7 years ago
gretchengehrke "Hi @warren, Thanks for the reminder to add pictures. I have tried inserting photos a few times today, but it keeps crashing the edit (and, seemingl..." | Read more » almost 7 years ago
warren "And if there are any photos of these steps, i'd love to help make diagrams to illustrate the process! " | Read more » almost 7 years ago
warren "Hi! Do you have photos you can attach for what the copper should look like before/after H2S exposure? Or after any possible false positives? " | Read more » almost 7 years ago
zengirl2 "@gretchengehrke OK, ty for the response. Sounds like I need to check manufacturers about the copper tape to see how pure it is. Also, I was thinkin..." | Read more » almost 7 years ago
gretchengehrke "Hi @Zengirl2, I'm not sure about the copper strips. Whatever copper is used needs to be fairly pure, and I'm not sure if the copper tape is pure c..." | Read more » almost 7 years ago
zengirl2 "@gretchengehrke Do you know if copper tape can be used? I'm considering giving testers out at the Factory Farm Summit mounted on cardboard. Also, s..." | Read more » about 7 years ago
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warren "Anyone have a really solid photo of the schedule grid? I want to use it to repost questions that people came up with! @liz, maybe you got a good sn..." | Read more » about 7 years ago
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warren "Hi, @a1ahna - great post, thank you! I'd mentioned some folks interested in archaeology from low-altitude mapping using infrared -- take a look at ..." | Read more » about 7 years ago
stevie "@stevie awards a barnstar to a1ahna for their awesome contribution! " | Read more » about 7 years ago
zengirl2 "@eustatic This is a great example and I do believe I see sunlight glint and not oil sheen. :) " | Read more » about 7 years ago
liz "Here is Molly's presentation on dynamics in the Linux kernel mailing list: mdb-barnraising2017-f-as-in-freedom.pdf " | Read more » about 7 years ago
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