- Dates
- 1995-02 – 1995-05
- Kind
- Education
- Where
- Beaver Island
- Eras
- Modern era
- Concepts
- educationconservationcommunication
- Within
- Beaver Island
Summary
Beaver Island Community School joined the GLOBE environmental-education partnership in 1995. Students planned regular measurements of atmospheric, hydrological, biological, and geological conditions and intended to share the data with schools and scientists through the Internet.
Evidence limits
The article describes the program and planned observations; it does not supply the later measurement series or confirm that all equipment was acquired.
Sources
- Reports the school’s February selection as a GLOBE charter participant, Jacqueline LaFreniere’s March training, planned atmospheric, hydrological, biological, and geological observations, and Internet data sharing. The holding institution's portal restricts automated access; the archive holds a copy of this issue and can provide it on request.data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 1995-05_Beaver-Beacon
- The held issue scan confirms the GLOBE program report.data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1995-05_Beaver-Beacon
- Reports three GLOBE sub-sites, GPS coordinates for the atmospheric site, a biometric site on the Christian Brothers Retreat nature trail, a hydrology site at Beaver Island Lodge beach, a $300 Island Telephone Company donation, and a grant covering the equipment. The holding institution's portal restricts automated access; the archive holds a copy of this issue and can provide it on request.data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 1995-06_Beaver-Beacon
- The held issue scan confirms the GLOBE update.data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1995-06_Beaver-Beacon
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Cite this article
Beaver Island Archive, “Beaver Island Community School joins the GLOBE environmental-data program in 1995”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-school-globe-environmental-data-program-1995/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, May 1995, “B.I.C.S. Students Assist World Scientists Collect Environmental Data.” (and 3 further sources listed on the page).
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