### 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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| kgradow1 | "Raspicam with 40 mm objective - 10 microns between each tick Raspicam with 100 mm objective - 10 microns between each tick Dust particles from..." | Read more » | almost 7 years ago | |||
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| kgradow1 | "For future consideration: It might be useful to set aside time during the day for documentation -- just as a set session, or as multiple sessions ..." | Read more » | almost 7 years ago | |||
| kgradow1 | ""How are you collecting your data?" "With a ruler." [] Dan's manometer / water depth sensor " | Read more » | almost 7 years ago | |||
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| pdhixenbaugh | "I like this idea! Maybe with a focus of leading with the takeaway, and with a link to more resources (which people can add to over time). So the RN..." | Read more » | almost 7 years ago | |||
| Bronwen | "Perhaps these would work well as research notes: I think the basic template lends itself well to outlining the kinds of questions/goals that are co..." | Read more » | almost 7 years ago | |||
| pdhixenbaugh | "Intro /discussion of using dataloggers and sensors together " | Read more » | almost 7 years ago | |||
| warren | "We'd love to try converting one of these cheap, $30-40 GoPro clones (a mini camera for #kite-mapping and #balloon-mapping) to an Infragram camera: " | Read more » | almost 7 years ago | |||
| sspatharioti | "Image assessment for disaster response " | Read more » | almost 7 years ago | |||
| warren | "Outreach to newcomers and building a broad community of practice around a topic! Round-table session! " | Read more » | almost 7 years ago | |||
| warren | "Writing and illustrating guides to DIY kits! A collaborative work session! " | Read more » | almost 7 years ago | |||
| zengirl2 | "Yes, also mine! " | Read more » | almost 7 years ago | |||
| zengirl2 | "Yes, that's mine :) " | Read more » | almost 7 years ago | |||
| kgradow1 | "Optics comparison for DIY microscopes " | Read more » | almost 7 years ago | |||
| warren | "Hi, I just posted a call for session ideas here: https://publiclab.org/notes/warren/10-27-2017/what-sessions-would-people-like-to-have-at-the-2017-..." | Read more » | almost 7 years ago |