SCO Snow Rules!

Snow Rules!

Enhanced Snow and Precipitation Monitoring within Minnesota Portions of Watersheds Draining to Lake Superior

Minnesota’s Lake Superior Coastal Program

First Observers' Meeting

The first Observers' meeting of the 'Snow Rules!' project is being planned for January 16, 2003 at the Cook county SWCD office in the courthouse in Grand Marais. The meeting purpose will be to provide observers with equipment and observing forms and to provide basic instructions.

Snow Rules, Informal meeting
Jan 16, 5:00 PM, Court House
Jan 17, 9:00 AM, Court House

Video (25 minutes) and refreshments
Welcome
Rebecca Wiinanen, Cook County Soil & Water Conservation District
Overview of project – whys, outcomes, benefits, grid of North Shore
Jim Zandlo, project coordinator, State Climatologist, DNR Waters
Measuring snow and rain
Report forms and submitting online (Looking for volunteers for data entry.)
Measuring equipment discussion
1. Snow board (16"x24" white expanded PVC board)
2. Snow ruler marked in tenths of inches
3. Flag markers (marks board location)
4. Snow post (demo only)
5. Rain gauge cylinder (SWCD)
6. Self-addressed envelopes (SWCD)
7. Report forms (Jim will bring.)
8. Extra videos ('how to' measure snow)
Distribute equipment

Please note: The reflective material applied to the alumimum bar to make the snow ruler appears to be fairly fragile. It is recommended that the lowest 1 to 2 inches be taped with clear packing tape to protect the end that will pierce occasionally abrasive icy snows.

Attendees:

name	affiliation	phone	email
Rebecca Wiinanen	Cook SWCD	218-387-3000	rebecca.wiinanen@co.cook.mn.us
Jim Zandlo	State Climatology Office - DNR	651-296-4214	jzandlo@soils.umn.edu

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State Climatology Office, DNR - Waters, 2002
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