Help Protect the Observatory. Your Voice Matters.
Ask #1 · State
Contact Your MA State Representative
Support Amendment #729 to H5500 — $125,000 for the Observatory
Ask #2 · Federal
Contact Sen. Warren & Sen. Markey
Support our $750,000 FY2027 Congressionally Directed Spending request to digitize 141 years of climate data
Massachusetts State Legislature
Support Amendment #729 to H5500
$125,000 · Filed by Reps. Galvin & Wells
We are asking our community to contact their State Representative and urge support for Amendment #729 to H5500, filed by Representatives Galvin and Wells. This amendment allocates $125,000 to the Blue Hill Weather Observatory — an essential investment in climate research, education, and the preservation of one of the nation’s longest continuous weather records.
State support is a critical source of funding for the Observatory. It helps sustain core operations and public programs that serve thousands of students, researchers, and community members every year.
Suggested Message to Your State Rep
Dear Representative [Name],
I am writing to urge your support for Amendment #729 to H5500, which would provide $125,000 to the Blue Hill Observatory & Science Center in Milton. Blue Hill Observatory maintains the longest continuous weather record in the Western Hemisphere — an irreplaceable scientific resource that has served Massachusetts and the nation since 1885.
This funding would help sustain daily weather observations, hands-on STEM education programs, and the preservation of a National Historic Landmark. As climate science becomes ever more critical to our communities, investments like this one pay dividends for decades.
Thank you for your consideration.
U.S. Senate · Massachusetts
Support The Blue Hill Observatory Record
$750,000 · FY2027 Congressionally Directed Spending Request
The Blue Hill Observatory Record is our initiative to digitize and make publicly accessible 141 years of handwritten atmospheric observations — the most comprehensive long-term climate dataset of its kind in the Western Hemisphere. We have submitted a $750,000 Congressionally Directed Spending request for FY2027 to fund this work.
We are asking our community to contact Senator Elizabeth Warren and Senator Ed Markey to express support for this Congressionally Directed Spending request. When senators hear directly from their constituents, it strengthens the case for inclusion in the federal budget.
What This Funding Would Accomplish
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Digitize and transcribe 141 years of handwritten records into structured, searchable data
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Create a free, open public portal for researchers, educators, and the public
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Preserve irreplaceable atmospheric data at risk of physical deterioration
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Support climate modeling, extreme weather research, and science education nationwide
Suggested Message — Senator Warren
Dear Senator Warren,
I am writing to urge your support for a $750,000 Congressionally Directed Spending request submitted by Blue Hill Observatory & Science Center in Milton, Massachusetts for FY2027. This funding would support The Blue Hill Observatory Record — an initiative to digitize and make publicly accessible 141 years of continuous atmospheric observations, the longest such record in the Western Hemisphere.
This data is currently held in handwritten logbooks that are not searchable or accessible to the wider scientific community. Digitization would unlock it for climate researchers, educators, and policymakers at no cost — a major public benefit from a single investment in a Massachusetts institution with national significance.
Thank you for your leadership on climate science and for considering this request.
Suggested Message — Senator Markey
Dear Senator Markey,
I am reaching out to express my support for a $750,000 Congressionally Directed Spending request from Blue Hill Observatory & Science Center in Milton, Massachusetts for FY2027. The request would fund The Blue Hill Observatory Record, a project to digitize 141 years of continuous daily atmospheric data — one of the most significant long-term climate datasets in the world.
Making this data freely available through a public online portal would dramatically expand its impact for climate researchers and educators across the country. It is exactly the kind of targeted federal investment — in a Massachusetts landmark with national scientific value — that delivers lasting public benefit.
Thank you for your ongoing commitment to climate action and for considering this important request.
Why It Matters
Legislators listen when constituents speak.
Even one message can shift priorities.
A brief email or phone call from a constituent carries real weight. By speaking up, you demonstrate that protecting climate science and expanding STEM education matter to your community.
