Observers' Meeting
An observers' meeting of the 'Snow Rules!' project is being planned for October 11, 2003 at the
Wolf Ridge Environmental Learning Center near Finland. The meeting purpose will be to provide
observers with equipment and observing forms and to provide basic instructions.
Please call if you are thinking of attending so that we can make better meeting preparations.
Snow Rules, Informal meeting
Oct 11, 1:00 PM, Wolf Ridge Environmental Learning Center
- Welcome
Peter Harris, Wolf Ridge Environmental Learning Center
- Overview of project – whys, outcomes, benefits, grid of North Shore
Jim Zandlo, project coordinator, State Climatologist, DNR Waters
- Measuring snow and rain including segments from 'how-to measure snow' video
- Report forms and submitting online (Looking for volunteers for data entry.)
- Measuring equipment discussion
- Snow board (16"x24" white expanded PVC board)
- Snow ruler marked in tenths of inches
- Flag markers (marks board location)
- Snow post (demo only)
- Rain gauge cylinder (SWCD)
- Self-addressed envelopes (SWCD)
- Report forms (Jim will bring.)
- Extra videos ('how to' measure snow)
- Distribute equipment
Attendees:
| name | affiliation | phone | email |
| Dave Carlson | observer | | |
| Peter Harris | Wolf Ridge ELC | 218-353-7414 | mail@wolf-ridge.org |
| Jim Zandlo | State Climatology Office - DNR | 651-296-4214 | jzandlo@soils.umn.edu |
