VOLUNTEERS NEEDED!
Sign up with a friend or family member to drive one day with a heat sensor!
This summer, Pierce County is doing an urban heat mapping project that will bring together local cities, organizations, and volunteers to produce heat maps. Do you know areas of cities with unshaded roads and buildings and low tree cover can be up to 20°F hotter than surrounding areas? You can learn more about urban heat island effect by staying involved. This community-based science project will be conducted by heat ambassadors like you and me!
TIME: 3 one-hour time slots in one day: Morning: 6:00 - 7:00 AM; Afternoon: 3:00 - 4:00 PM; Evening 7:00 - 8:00 PM.
DATE: Primary Date: August 3rd and 4th (back-up). Secondary Date: August 10th and 11th (back-up). Note: This urban heat mapping project is science-based. To effectively measure heat, the weather conditions must be as follows: Temperatures must be above 81F; No clouds; No marine layers; No precipitation. For this reason, and in consultation with weather experts, we chose Saturday, August 3rd as the primary date for this project with a backup date of Sunday, August 4th. If these two dates do not work, the secondary date will be Saturday, August 10th, and the backup would be Sunday, August 11th. On the form, you will be able to choose on which dates you can volunteer to do all morning, afternoon and evening time slots. Thank you for being flexible and willing to offer your time for this project!
MAPPING LOCATIONS: Lakewood, Midland-Parkland-Spanaway, Frederickson, South Hill, Bonney Lake, Puyallup, Fife, Sumner, Tehaleh, Lake Tapps, and Gig Harbor.
VOLUNTEER SIGN-UP FORM: Volunteer Register is closed (July 17th)
SOCIAL MEDIA HASHTAGS: #UrbanHeatIslandMaps2024 #capaheatwatch #PierceCountyIsSoHotRightNow #HeatEquity
PARTNERS: NIHHIS, CAPA strategies (Heat Watch), Tacoma Tree Foundation, Tacoma Pierce County Health Department, Pierce County Planning & Public Works, Pierce County Parks, City of Lakewood, City of Fife, City of Puyallup, City of Tacoma, Pierce Conservation District, The Nature Conservancy, University of Washington Tacoma, Washington State University Extension. Puyallup Tribe of Indians, Blue Zones Parkland, Springbrook Connections. (in no particular order)