### 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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| 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 » | about 7 years ago | |||
| sspatharioti | "Image assessment for disaster response " | Read more » | about 7 years ago | |||
| warren | "Outreach to newcomers and building a broad community of practice around a topic! Round-table session! " | Read more » | about 7 years ago | |||
| warren | "Writing and illustrating guides to DIY kits! A collaborative work session! " | Read more » | about 7 years ago | |||
| zengirl2 | "Yes, also mine! " | Read more » | about 7 years ago | |||
| zengirl2 | "Yes, that's mine :) " | Read more » | about 7 years ago | |||
| kgradow1 | "Optics comparison for DIY microscopes " | Read more » | about 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 » | about 7 years ago | |||
| warren | "(reposted from the Barnraising page -- maybe also by @zengirl2 ?) Teaching/learning mapping software " | Read more » | about 7 years ago | |||
| warren | "(reposted from the Barnraising page -- was this @zengirl2 ?) Drawing detailed flow chart of hurricane effects -->housing -->water-->food e..." | Read more » | about 7 years ago | |||
| warren | "Disaster response workflow round table: - Discuss what worked and what didn't as folks across the Public Lab network sought to support disaster res..." | Read more » | about 7 years ago | |||
| warren | "@kgradow1 mentioned: HDMI monitor (find someone local who has one?) duct tape, scissors, electrical tape, soldering irons ask Dan B if he can bri..." | Read more » | about 7 years ago | |||
| stevie | "Hi again, I'm going to put in an amazon order for materials on Tuesday. If you put a list together of materials you think you'd need but you don't ..." | Read more » | about 7 years ago | |||
| warren | "I think this is a great idea! P&C is great at running this sort of thing too. I was thinking maybe a cardboard microscope activity could be go..." | Read more » | about 7 years ago | |||
| stevie | "Hi Katie! I think this sounds great. Do you think we could use the classroom or a corner of it? It's the only space we have right now that we can r..." | Read more » | about 7 years ago |