Read about cutting edge techniques in hacking environmental science in our **_Community Science Forum_,** our research journal/archive/zine/map where we share ideas, techniques, and stories.
The _Community Science Forum_ is printed on a 22.75x35" sheet of acid-free paper, and includes a full-color reproduction of our projects along with essays, illustrated guides, and interviews. It's a great way to stay abreast of the latest in the DIY environmental science movement.
Links provided to online versions of most articles.
Through 2019, most issues of the _Community Science Forum_ were designed by longtime Public Lab collaborator [Maria del Carmen Lamadrid](mlamadrid.com), who has generously agreed to make the template available under [CC-BY-SA license](https://publiclab.org/licenses). Download available [here](https://www.dropbox.com/s/b1mzq6dgnol3ccs/Public%20Lab%20CSF%20template%20CC-SA-BY%20Maria%20Carmen%20de%20Lamadrid.zip?dl=0).
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## Issue 18 Student-Led Community Science Projects (Summer 2021)
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### Read the Articles
[Introduction to Student-Led Community Science Projects](https://publiclab.org/n/38731)
[Household Recycling in New Orleans](https://publiclab.org/n/38734)
[Collecting Microplastics in City Park](https://publiclab.org/n/38733)
Observing Potholes in Louisiana (link coming soon)
Calculating a Trash Estimate in the Mississippi River through New Orleans (link coming soon)
[Soil Contamination in Edgard](https://publiclab.org/n/38735)
[Challenges and Solutions doing Fieldwork](https://publiclab.org/n/38736)
[From Air to Soil](https://publiclab.org/n/38737)
[Soil Contamination in St. John the Baptist Parish](https://publiclab.org/n/38732)
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## Issue 17 Cranston Print Works (Fall 2019)
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[Introduction to Cranston Print Works](https://publiclab.org/n/21075)
[How a Leader and a Community Saved the Sprague Mansion](https://publiclab.org/n/21076)
[Recipes for Dyes: Chemicals, Metals, and Acids at Cranston Print Works](https://publiclab.org/n/21077)
[A Wintry Kite Mapping at Cranston Print Works](https://publiclab.org/n/21078)
[Coqui Water Testing](https://publiclab.org/notes/warren/03-25-2019/water-sampling-workshop-with-a-mega-coqui-kit-with-one-cranston)
[Memories with Molly](https://publiclab.org/notes/joyofsoy/10-04-2019/memories-with-molly)
[Immigration in Cranston](https://publiclab.org/n/21080)
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## Issue 16 Odor Logging (Spring 2019)
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[Smell and Evocative Instrumentation: The history of measuring odors](https://publiclab.org/n/19856)
[Taking Action: Odors in Court](https://publiclab.org/n/19857)
[Novel Methods for Assessing Industrial Odors](https://publiclab.org/n/19859)
[Putting Odor Issues on the Map: Using citizen science to curb odors in the EU](https://publiclab.org/n/19858)
[How to Use a Transect, illustrated by Sara Sage](https://publiclab.org/n/19901)
[How to Describe Odors Using FIDO, illustrated by Sara Sage](https://publiclab.org/n/19902)
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## Issue 15 Gulf Coast (Late fall 2018)
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[Educating a New Generation of Advocates](https://publiclab.org/notes/joyofsoy/10-24-2018/educating-a-new-generation-of-advocates)
[Recharging New Orleans: Rain Barrels and Environmental Justice](https://publiclab.org/notes/joyofsoy/11-06-2018/recharging-new-orleans-rain-barrels-and-environmental-justice)
[The Africatown Connections Blueway: Legacy and Rebirth](https://publiclab.org/notes/joyofsoy/11-09-2018/the-africatown-connections-blueway-legacy-and-rebirth)
[Sustain the Nine: Resilience in the Lower Ninth Ward](https://publiclab.org/notes/joyofsoy/11-09-2018/sustain-the-nine-resilience-in-the-lower-ninth-ward)
[Fighting the Flood: Community Activism and Education in Pensacola](https://publiclab.org/notes/joyofsoy/11-09-2018/fighting-the-flood-community-activism-and-education-in-pensacola)
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## Issue 14 Crisis Convening (Fall 2018)
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[Show You Can be Free in a Colony](https://publiclab.org/notes/joyofsoy/08-28-2018/show-you-can-be-free-in-a-colony)
[For Us, by Us: A Network of Support for Puerto Rico](https://publiclab.org/notes/joyofsoy/11-09-2018/for-us-by-us-a-network-of-support-for-puerto-rico)
[The Importance of Community-based Responders](https://publiclab.org/notes/joyofsoy/11-09-2018/the-importance-of-community-based-responders)
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## Issue 13 Changing Environmental Governance Landscape (Fall 2017)
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[How is the changing environmental governance landscape affecting your work?](https://publiclab.org/notes/mlamadrid/12-05-2017/how-is-the-changing-environmental-governance-landscape-affecting-your-work) by Public Lab Staff
[Back to basics, or a departure from environmental protections? History lends perspective](https://publiclab.org/notes/mlamadrid/12-05-2017/back-to-basics-or-a-departure-from-environmental-protections-history-lends-perspective?_=1512516856) by Leif Fredrickson, [Environmental Data and Governance Initiative](https://envirodatagov.org/)
[Silver linings of community science](https://publiclab.org/notes/mlamadrid/12-05-2017/silver-linings-of-community-science?_=1512517334) by [Gretchen Gehrke](https://publiclab.org/profile/gretchengehrke), Public Lab
[What's happening with government agencies' environmental justice work?](https://publiclab.org/notes/mlamadrid/12-05-2017/what-s-happening-with-government-agencies-environmental-justice-work?_=1512517856) by Jill Lindsey Harrison, Associate Professor of Sociology, University of Colorado-Boulder
[Let public lands speak for themselves](https://publiclab.org/notes/mlamadrid/12-05-2017/let-public-lands-speak-for-themselves) by George Dusenbury, GA State Director, [The Trust for Public Land](https://www.tpl.org/our-work/georgia#sm.0001sz6obk18plfh6uxgnpqe9trrf)
[Roll up your sleeves and fight regulatory rollbacks](https://publiclab.org/notes/mlamadrid/12-06-2017/roll-up-your-sleeves-and-fight-regulatory-rollbacks) by Stacy Shelton
[Activate impact: fund boldness](https://publiclab.org/notes/mlamadrid/12-06-2017/activate-impact-fund-boldness?_=1512522321) by Jake Mogan, [The 11th Hour Project](www.11thhourproject.org/)
[Washington is one of many paths to sustainability progress. Green buildings can help](https://publiclab.org/notes/mlamadrid/12-06-2017/washington-is-one-of-many-paths-to-sustainability-progress-green-buildings-can-help) by Jeremy Sigmon, Director, [Technical Policy, U.S. Green Building Council](https://new.usgbc.org/)
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## Issue 12 Water (Winter 2017)
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[Photo Documentation of Frac Sand Mine Surface Water Spills](https://publiclab.org/notes/mlamadrid/01-18-2017/photo-documentation-of-frac-sand-mine-surface-water-spills) by Lee Boland
[Hydraulic Fracturing and the Rebirth of Citizen Water Monitoring in the U.S](https://publiclab.org/notes/mlamadrid/01-17-2017/hydraulic-fracturing-and-the-rebirth-of-citizen-water-monitoring-in-the-u-s) by Kirk Jalbert, Manager of Community-Based Research & Engagement, [FracTracker Alliance](https://www.fractracker.org)
[The Riffle: DIY and Open Source](https://publiclab.org/notes/mlamadrid/01-17-2017/the-riffle-diy-and-open-source) by [Don Blair](https://publiclab.org/profile/donblair) and [Mathew Lippincott](https://publiclab.org/profile/mathew)
[Pollutant Discharge Permits](https://publiclab.org/notes/mlamadrid/01-18-2017/pollutant-discharge-permits) by [Gretchen Gehrke](https://publiclab.org/profile/gretchengehrke)
[A Sensor Journalist's Story](https://publiclab.org/notes/mlamadrid/01-18-2017/a-sensor-journalist-s-story) by Jillian Clemente
[What happens when we use timelapse to monitor blasting at mine sites?](https://publiclab.org/notes/mlamadrid/01-18-2017/what-happens-when-we-use-timelapse-to-monitor-blasting-at-mine-sites) by Public Lab Staff
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## Issue 11 Frac Sand (Spring 2016)
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[What happens when the mining stops? Focus on Reclamation](https://publiclab.org/notes/mlamadrid/06-21-2016/what-happens-when-the-mining-stops-focus-on-reclamation) by [Gretchen Gehrke](https://publiclab.org/profile/gretchengehrke), [Mathew Lippincott](https://publiclab.org/profile/mathew) and Cheryl Miller
[History of Community Air Monitoring in Western Wisconsin](https://publiclab.org/notes/mlamadrid/06-21-2016/history-of-community-air-monitoring-in-western-wisconsin) by [Mathew Lippincott](https://publiclab.org/profile/mathew)
[Airborne Silica and Regulations](https://publiclab.org/notes/mlamadrid/06-21-2016/airborne-silica-and-regulations) by [Gretchen Gehrke](https://publiclab.org/profile/gretchengehrke)
[Interview with Pat Popple](https://publiclab.org/notes/mlamadrid/06-21-2016/interview-with-pat-popple) by [Stevie Lewis](https://publiclab.org/profile/stevie)
[Visual Reporting on Air Quality: EPA Method 9](https://publiclab.org/notes/mlamadrid/06-22-2016/visual-reporting-on-air-quality-epa-method-9) by [Stevie Lewis](https://publiclab.org/profile/stevie)
[Using Photographs in Fighting Mining Companies](https://publiclab.org/notes/mlamadrid/06-22-2016/using-photographs-in-fighting-mining-companies) by Forest Jahnke, [Crawford Stewardship Project](http://www.crawfordstewardshipproject.org)
[Local Knowledge and Aerial Imagery](https://publiclab.org/notes/mlamadrid/06-22-2016/local-knowledge-and-aerial-imagery) by Mary Kenosian
[Documenting Runoff with Photography](https://publiclab.org/notes/mlamadrid/06-22-2016/documenting-runoff-with-photography) by [Gretchen Gehrke](https://publiclab.org/profile/gretchengehrke)
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## Issue 10 DIY Oil Testing (Winter 2016)
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[Announcing Spectral Workbench 2](https://publiclab.org/notes/warren/02-10-2016/announcing-spectral-workbench-2) by [Jeffrey Warren](https://publiclab.org/profile/warren)
[DIY Oil Testing](https://publiclab.org/wiki/diy-oil-testing) by [Jeffrey Warren](https://publiclab.org/profile/warren) , [Stevie Lewis](https://publiclab.org/profile/stevie) and [Gretchen Gehrke](https://publiclab.org/profile/gretchengehrke)
[Using the Oil Testing Kit with Gulf Coast Communities](https://publiclab.org/notes/mlamadrid/03-17-2016/using-the-oil-testing-kit-with-gulf-coast-communities) by [Stevie Lewis](https://publiclab.org/profile/stevie)
[DIY Oil Testing Narratives](https://publiclab.org/notes/mlamadrid/03-17-2016/diy-oil-testing-narratives) by [Ann Chen](https://publiclab.org/profile/ann)
[Oil Sheen Testing](https://publiclab.org/notes/mlamadrid/03-17-2016/oil-sheen-testing) by [Matej Vakula](https://publiclab.org/profile/Matej)
[Spectometer Intensity Calibration](https://publiclab.org/notes/mlamadrid/03-17-2016/spectometer-intensity-calibration) by [Yagiz Sutcu](https://publiclab.org/profile/ygzstc)
[Collecting Oil Sheen on Newtown Creek, Dutch Kills, Queens, NY](https://publiclab.org/notes/Matej/02-12-2016/collecting-oil-sheen-on-newtown-creek-dutch-kills-queens-ny) by [Matej Vakula](https://publiclab.org/profile/Matej) and [nameiswillis](https://publiclab.org/profile/nameiswillis)
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## Issue 9 Land Management Issue (Oct 2015)
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[Gardening Toolkit Case Study](https://publiclab.org/wiki/gardening-toolkit-case-study)
[Photo Monitoring Plugin for NDVI Using Image J](https://publiclab.org/notes/mlamadrid/12-08-2015/photo-monitoring-plugin-for-ndvi-using-imagej) by Ned Horning
[FarmHack](https://publiclab.org/notes/mlamadrid/12-09-2015/farmhack) by [Dorn Cox](https://publiclab.org/profile/dorncox) and Severine von Tscharner Fleming
[PhotoSynq](https://publiclab.org/n/12488) by Greg Austic
Planet Leafiest ([Nighthawk Panorama](https://publiclab.org/notes/cfastie/10-12-2015/nighthawk-panoramas) and [Return to Planet LEAFFEST](https://publiclab.org/notes/cfastie/10-16-2015/return-to-planet-leaffest)) by [Chris Fastie](https://publiclab.org/profile/cfastie)
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## Issue 8 The Urban Waters Issue (July 2015)
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[About the Urban Waters Project](/wiki/urban-waters-mapping-nola)
[An Ode to Maps by Diana Di Leonardo](/wiki/GMF-8-An-Ode-To-Maps)
[By Molly Gordon](/wiki/gmf-8-molly-gordon)
[By Amy LeGaux](/wiki/gmf-8-Amy-LeGaux)
[Announcing Mapknitter 2.0 by the Web Working Group](/notes/warren/02-13-2015/announcing-mapknitter-2-0)
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## Issue 7 The 5 Year Anniversary Issue (May 2015)
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### Read the Articles
[Public Lab Five Year Retrospective](http://publiclab.org/wiki/public-lab-five-year-retrospective-by-shannon-dosemagen) by [Shannon Dosemagen](http://publiclab.org/profile/shannon)
[How to Get Involved with Public Lab](http://publiclab.org/wiki/how-to-get-involved-with-public-lab-illustrated) illustrated by [Molly Danielsson](www.mollydanielsson.com)
[A History of Crediting Hardware Contributions](http://publiclab.org/notes/mathew/03-26-2015/a-history-of-crediting-contributions) by [Mathew Lippincott](http://publiclab.org/profile/mathew)
[Coder Crisis: Attracting Software Developers to Public Lab](http://publiclab.org/wiki/growing-sustaining-the-public-lab-software-development-community) by [Justin Manley](www.publiclab.org/profile/justinmanley), [Bryan Bonvallet](http://publiclab.org/profile/btbonval), [Jeff Warren](www.publiclab.org/profile/jeff), and [Molly Danielsson](www.mollydanielsson.com)
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## Issue 6 The Waste Issue (Q3 2014)
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Issue 6 explores trash in all its many forms.
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[Download the centerfold featuring an activity for estimating the volume of your local landfill](https://i.publiclab.org/system/images/photos/000/006/719/original/GM_Forum_20140909_Estimating_Trash_Piles.pdf")
* A full color map or the Trans-Load America Pondview Waste Facility.
* [Touch, Collect, Display, Order, Mesasure, Map, Inflate, and Build with Waste!](http://publiclab.org/wiki/touch-collect-display-order-measure-map-inflate-and-build-with-waste) by ([Pablo Rey Mazón](http://publiclab.org/profile/pablo), Basurama)
* [Mapping Waste When Waste is Invisible](http://publiclab.org/wiki/mapping-waste-when-waste-is-invisible) ([Max Liboiron](http://maxliboiron.com/))
* [Detritivore Design](http://publiclab.org/wiki/detritivore-design-by-mathew-lippincott) ([Mathew Lippincott](http://publiclab.org/profile/mathew))
* [Connecting with our Landfills](http://publiclab.org/wiki/connecting-with-our-landfills-by-nicholas-johnson) ([Nicholas Johnson](http://publiclab.org/profile/nicholas))
* [Estimating the Volume and Weight of Waste](http://publiclab.org/wiki/estimating-the-volume-and-weight-of-waste-piles) ([Holden Sparacino](http://publiclab.org/profile/Holden))
* Saugus Ash Landfill, MA ([Pablo Rey Mazón](http://publiclab.org/profile/pablo))
* 3D Modelling Waste Piles with SFM ([Pat Coyle](http://publiclab.org/profile/patcoyle))
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## Issue 5 The International Issue (Q2 2014)

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Issue 5 is focused on highlighting the Public Lab community around the world. It's also our first edition printed in color.
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[Download a PDF copy of the Map of Silwan](https://i.publiclab.org/system/images/photos/000/004/877/original/Silwan_Map_PDF_for_web.pdf")
* [Full color map of Silwan](https://i.publiclab.org/system/images/photos/000/004/877/original/Silwan_Map_PDF_for_web.pdf), Jerusalem created through participatory mapping with children from Silwan.
* La Valld'Uixó cover by Basurama (Pablo Rey Mazón and Rubén Lorenzo) using MapKnitter.
* [Thoughts on Better Tools for Mapping](http://publiclab.org/notes/hagitkeysar/11-18-2013/where-do-the-maps-go) from [Hagit Keysar](/profile/hagitkeysar) in Jerusalem.
* [Interview](http://publiclab.org/wiki/revealing-the-invisible-in-spain) with [Pablo Rey Mazón](/profile/pablol), developer at montera34.com and waste researcher with Basurama by [Shannon Dosemagen](/profile/shannon)
* [Exploring Science Beyond Exams in Hong Kong](http://publiclab.org/wiki/exploring-science-beyond-exams-in-hong-kong) by Fan Lok-yi
* [Mapping along the Rio Hondo River in Belize](http://publiclab.org/wiki/mapping-along-the-rio-hondo-river-in-belize) by [Pat Coyle](/profile/patcoyle)
* [Tools for Stalling Eviction](http://publiclab.org/notes/mlamadrid/05-15-2013/tool-for-stalling-mapping) by María del Carmen Lamadrid.
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## Issue 4 (fall 2013)
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Issue 4 is focused on long term research in the **New York City chapter**.
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* Full color maps featuring sewage overflows in the Gowanus Canal and oyster reef restoration in the Bronx River
* [Tracking recreated wetlands in Jamaica Bay](http://publiclab.org/wiki/tracking-recreated-wetlands-in-jamaica-bay-gena-wirth-and-the-dredge-collaborative) with [Gena Wirth](/profiles/gwirth) and the Dredge Collective
* Jamaica Bay cover illustration by [Gena Wirth](/profiles/gwirth)
* [Interview with founding board member and New York City research lead](http://publiclab.org/wiki/eymund-diegel-finds-the-fun-in-super-fund) [Eymund Diegel](/profile/eymund-diegel) by [Shannon Dosemagen](/profile/shannon)
* [Two-tether mapping method](http://publiclab.org/wiki/glam-two-tether-balloon-method-navigating-urban-waterways) by [Natasia Sidharta](/profile/natasia)
* [GLAM Mission](http://publiclab.org/wiki/the-mission-of-glam-gowanus-low-altitude-mappers) by Hans Hesselein
* [Five Borough Farm](http://publiclab.org/wiki/five-borough-farm-measuring-impact) by [Philip Silva](/profile/p_silva_82) and [Liz Barry](/profile/liz)
* and much more!
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## Issue 3 (spring 2013)
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Issue 3 is an in depth look at **community organizing in the Public Lab community**.
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* A full color, wall-ready [map of downtown Oakland](http://publiclab.org/map/occupy-oakland-10am/2011-11-02) and of [UC Davis](http://publiclab.org/map/occupy-uc-davis-nov-21-2011/2011-11-21) during the Occupy protests with notes from the cartographer and mappers
* [An interview with citizen scientist organizer Cindy Regalado](http://publiclab.org/wiki/extreme-citizen-science-at-university-college-of-london) ([Shannon Dosemagen](/people/shannon))
* [Protest Mapping](http://publiclab.org/wiki/protest-mapping-by-oscar-brett) ([Oscar Brett](/people/Oscar-Brett))
* Organizing Public Lab ([Shannon Dosemagen](/people/shannon))
* [Open Sourcing Jerusalem?](http://publiclab.org/wiki/open-sourcing-jerusalem) ([Hagit Keysar](/people/hagitkeysar))
* Barnstars! ([Liz Barry](/people/liz))
* [Civic and Citizen Science: the Cocodrie Barnraising heats up](http://publiclab.org/wiki/civic-and-citizen-science-the-cocodrie-barnraising-heats-up) (dialog from the Public Lab 2012 Barnraising)
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## Issue 2 (summer 2012)
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* A full color wall-ready [map of the Chandeleur Islands](/map/chandeleur-islands-louisiana/2010-05-09) with notes from the ground and bios of the mappers.
* [UAS Ethics: A dialogue on Unpiloted Aerial System](http://publiclab.org/wiki/unpiloted-aerial-systems-ethics) (drone) ethics between privacy lawyers, drone developers, and balloon-loving grassroots mappers. (ed. [Mathew Lippincott](/people/mathew), including [Amie Stepanovich](https://twitter.com/astepanovich) and [Coby Leuschke](http://cglusky.com))
* [DIY Near-Infrared Imaging](http://publiclab.org/wiki/diy-near-infrared-imaging) ([Chris Fastie](/people/cfastie) and [Jeff Warren](/people/warren))
* [An interview with](http://publiclab.org/wiki/interview-with-scott-eustis-of-the-gulf-restoration-network) [Scott Eustis](/people/eustatic) [of the Gulf Restoration Network](http://publiclab.org/wiki/interview-with-scott-eustis-of-the-gulf-restoration-network) ([Shannon Dosemagen](/people/shannon))
* Quick, fun activities you can do to get involved in Grassroots Mapping!
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## Issue 1 (summer 2011)
**Sold out!**
* A full color wall-ready map of an island in Barataria Bay showing oil spilled from the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill
* An interview with Gulf Coast resident Barbara Marcotte (Shannon Dosemagen
* Details on how to get started balloon or kite mapping (Jeff Warren)
* _[Reimagining the data lifecycle](/notes/warren/07-01-2014/reimagining-the-data-lifecycle)_ by [Shannon Dosemagen](/profile/shannon) and [Jeff Warren](/profile/warren)
Pre-press version (not the final edition which went to press):
gmf-1-prepress-small.pdf
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### Get involved
Learn about and get involved in writing, editing, publishing, promoting, and distributing the forum on [the forum planning page](/wiki/forum-planning).
### Using Content from Grassroots Mapping Forum
The Forum is a [Creative Commons Attribution Share-Alike](http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/) licensed document. If you'd like to use content from it, go ahead! Mathew can provide high-res artwork and original files if those are helpful to you, just send an e-mail to mathew@publiclab.org.
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