A new self-contained remote weather station is now operating in the Duke Forest. Parameters of air temperature, wind speed and direction, relative humidity, barometric pressure and rainfall are recorded hourly. The solar powered station relays data via satellite to the Bureau of Land Management in Idaho.
Researchers also can access additional data summaries and are able to customize outputs.
Gary Curcio, MF 1978, a staff fire specialist with the Division helped negotiate the agreement between the Duke Forest and the state.