### 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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| Bronwen | " " | Read more » | about 8 years ago | |||
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| warren | "Decal application: The Barnraiser comes together: " | Read more » | about 8 years ago | |||
| warren | "Mathew demos a DIY OpenFlexure microscope for particulate monitoring Van with fresh decal in the Bywater: " | Read more » | about 8 years ago | |||
| warren | "Mathew demos a DIY OpenFlexure microscope for particulate monitoring " | Read more » | about 8 years ago | |||
| gretchengehrke | "Hi @sarasage, I just stumbled upon this nice (very basic) resource from the New York Department of Health about landfill gases. It might be useful:..." | Read more » | about 8 years ago | |||
| klie | "Hey @sarasage thanks so much for this thoughtful, reflective blog post! I was unable to attend but certainly enjoyed watching social media and hea..." | Read more » | over 8 years ago | |||
| cfastie | "@liz, I'm glad you appreciate my fowl sense of humor. " | Read more » | about 9 years ago | |||
| liz | "Ha @cfastie! i just got that " | Read more » | about 9 years ago | |||
| danbeavers | "http://wgno.com/2015/11/24/naval-unmanned-underwater-program-operates-from-stennis/ has a little information on where I was working with underwate..." | Read more » | about 9 years ago | |||
| cfastie | "Congratulations on your award. The reported stories had many layers. " | Read more » | about 9 years ago | |||
| eustatic | "I suppose I am old school, and my job is to struggle to get more science and evidence into environmental decision making, but there are funding con..." | Read more » | about 9 years ago | |||
| warren | "I haven't read Collins, but I think the subject of how expertise could be reconfigured is very important, and have a few thoughts in response to yo..." | Read more » | about 9 years ago | |||
| geraldmc | "It’s important to specify whether the word science refers to the method of science or the current institutional practice of science. I think the t..." | Read more » | about 9 years ago | |||
| eustatic | "Everyone looks so worried! ha " | Read more » | over 9 years ago | |||
| ygzstc | "Great job Chris! I look tired though :-) " | Read more » | almost 10 years ago | |||
| btbonval | "If PhotosynQ people want to make their own wiki, they're free to grab the content from your note here or the wiki page I made from your note. Every..." | Read more » | about 10 years ago | |||
| btbonval | "Stripped out all the juicy plant bits and spectral mumbo jumbo. added it here: http://publiclab.org/wiki/multispectral-analysis-for-determining-pla..." | Read more » | about 10 years ago | |||
| cfastie | "I agree that this material is more appropriate for a wiki than a note, but I wanted people to see it. Such a wiki should be built by somebody at P..." | Read more » | about 10 years ago | |||
| btbonval | "Apologies if I was being pedantic. Now that I think about it, cleaning up the note isn't a great solution. Instead of changing this note, the perti..." | Read more » | about 10 years ago | |||
| LauraChipley | "this is great! " | Read more » | about 10 years ago | |||
| nedhorning | "Good stuff. From my perspective NDVI is good for mapping vegetation and can provide some indication of overall health and is good at differentiatin..." | Read more » | about 10 years ago | |||
| cfastie | "Thanks Bryan. You're right that NDVI rose to fame as a satellite and airborne tool, and has only recently been used more widely at close range. It ..." | Read more » | about 10 years ago | |||
| eustatic | "dope " | Read more » | about 10 years ago |