We will leverage our local geological expertise with public and private technology partners to design, test, and bring into operation a new generation of technical and engineering tools to address urgent regional natural science issues.
The Haines Science Center is unrolling the Student Hydrology and Atmospheric Monitoring Network (SHAMN) in three phases.
Phase One: Are you interested in weather monitoring? HSC will be working with volunteers to set up weather stations to share data from throughout the region.
Phase Two: HSC will be identifying locations for further study and placing monitoring stations there. Areas of focus will be rainfall, temperatures, barometric pressure, soil moisture, and hydrostatic pressure.
Phase Three: Our very own Haines Borough School will grow the network every year. They will build actual sensors, deploy the sensors, and take readings as part of their class. An educational experience that has real-world applications. The network will grow by 5 or 10 stations every year. Before long, we will have the most extensive and detailed monitoring network in the world.