We love making DIY style open hardware tools and then going out and using them! You'll often find us in canoes or kayaks toting a large red balloon or kite. This about sums us up: http://xkcd.com/268/. More formally though... The Public Laboratory for Open Technology and Science (Public Lab.org) is a community which develops and applies open-source tools to environmental exploration and investigation. By democratizing inexpensive and accessible "Do-It-Yourself" techniques, Public Lab creates a c …

This meetup group was created so that supporters of permaculture and other methods of sustainable, organic farming could come together, exchange thoughts, and apply these principles to their lives and city. Permaculture is a fast-growing form of agriculture AND way of life. Its principles are deeply rooted in various scientific fields such as "Deep Ecology" and "The Gaia Hypothesis," among others. The processes of the Earth herself are the models for all of its applications. Instead of carving o …

The birth and initiation of this group regrettably happened in response to a catastrophe of such proportions of which we will never fully recover. Which was once already a tough balancing act of our marshes and bayous’ and the wildlife they cradle is now one of the worst ecological disasters mankind has ever been guilty of. Our pristine wildlife is in danger and it is up to us to help the helpless. This group was created to rally the masses together and protect what we can, to be one voice as ad …