This PurpleAir Flex model monitor tracks local air quality and contributes to a broader community database. The database is used by weather services, climate scientists, airnow.gov/ and the public to better understand the air we breathe and impacts to wildlife.
PurpleAir.com monitors detect and report real-time data on air pollutant concentrations and current air quality conditions with a number and color rating system.
Air quality is a vital part of environmental health. Poor air can cause respiratory problems in people and wildlife alike. Birds are vulnerable to air pollution. Fortunately, natural areas like Deer Pond Farm with a large healthy forest, can act as pollution buffers, improving overall air quality and ecosystem health.