Welcome to Selkirk Alliance for Science
We are an IRS 501(c)(3) nonprofit alliance of scientist and nonscientist volunteers who advocate an increased understanding of the nature, value, and integrity of science to benefit our communities. Our members have expertise in applying and teaching earth, life, and physical sciences. The communities we call home are located in northeast Washington and northern Idaho.
NEWS UPDATE
Autumn Night Sky Star Party - Power of Science Event
NOTE TIME CHANGE...
Monday, November 1, 2021 - 6:00 - 7:00 pm, FREE on Zoom and presented by astronomer Sandy Nichols.
It’s easy to focus on the daily activities of school, work, politics, and other things around us. How about taking a break to discover some of the objects, rhythms, and cycles that occur beyond Earth’s atmosphere? Sandy will review planets, carbon stars, galaxies, and other night sky objects visible in our autumn night sky. He uses common words to describe complex concepts that will peak your imagination about what is beyond our atmosphere as winter approaches.
For instructions on how to access this online presentation, email selkirkallianceforscience@gmail.com with your interest in attending. You will receive an email reply containing the necessary details.
NOTE TIME CHANGE...
Monday, November 1, 2021 - 6:00 - 7:00 pm, FREE on Zoom and presented by astronomer Sandy Nichols.
It’s easy to focus on the daily activities of school, work, politics, and other things around us. How about taking a break to discover some of the objects, rhythms, and cycles that occur beyond Earth’s atmosphere? Sandy will review planets, carbon stars, galaxies, and other night sky objects visible in our autumn night sky. He uses common words to describe complex concepts that will peak your imagination about what is beyond our atmosphere as winter approaches.
For instructions on how to access this online presentation, email selkirkallianceforscience@gmail.com with your interest in attending. You will receive an email reply containing the necessary details.
Science "Wiz" Quiz
Thank you to everyone who entered our March 1 - April 30, 2021 science trivia contest. Answers to the questions with sources and winners are posted on the contests page: www.selkirkscience.org/contests.html. Contest will resume in January 2022.
Thank you to everyone who entered our March 1 - April 30, 2021 science trivia contest. Answers to the questions with sources and winners are posted on the contests page: www.selkirkscience.org/contests.html. Contest will resume in January 2022.
Air Quality Citizen Science Project
The Pend Oreille Conservation District (POCD) and the nonprofit Selkirk Alliance for Science (SAS) have implemented a voluntary citizen science air quality monitoring program throughout Pend Oreille County. The Northeast Tri-County Health District, Kalispel Tribe’s Natural Resources Department, plus some municipalities and private landowners are current partners. This effort will install consumer-grade monitoring devices that measure and record the concentration of tiny airborne particulate matter in real time day or night. The devices transmit data directly to the international PurpleAir map, and is also linked locally to the POCD website for free public viewing.
Monthly summaries of daily air quality data are posted on the SAS Citizen Science webpage. The monitoring devices are the size of a softball, sturdy for outdoor installation. They require continuous AC electricity, a continuous WiFi connection/signal, and yearlong physical access for possible maintenance. Data from this new citizen science air monitoring program is not precise enough for use by regulating officials, but it can indicate pollution trends and the influence of time of day or season, atmospheric conditions, and human activity on air quality. It may also indicate a need for more detailed study.
The Pend Oreille Conservation District (POCD) and the nonprofit Selkirk Alliance for Science (SAS) have implemented a voluntary citizen science air quality monitoring program throughout Pend Oreille County. The Northeast Tri-County Health District, Kalispel Tribe’s Natural Resources Department, plus some municipalities and private landowners are current partners. This effort will install consumer-grade monitoring devices that measure and record the concentration of tiny airborne particulate matter in real time day or night. The devices transmit data directly to the international PurpleAir map, and is also linked locally to the POCD website for free public viewing.
Monthly summaries of daily air quality data are posted on the SAS Citizen Science webpage. The monitoring devices are the size of a softball, sturdy for outdoor installation. They require continuous AC electricity, a continuous WiFi connection/signal, and yearlong physical access for possible maintenance. Data from this new citizen science air monitoring program is not precise enough for use by regulating officials, but it can indicate pollution trends and the influence of time of day or season, atmospheric conditions, and human activity on air quality. It may also indicate a need for more detailed study.