White Lake Webcams

White Lake Webcams is a resident funded, volunteer based project that intends to install webcams that provide sweeping views of the surrounding hills for the primary purpose of residents being able to spot and report wildfires as soon as possible. They will also be helpful in providing current weather conditions to the many people who regularly ask for weather updates on the facebook groups.

This idea officially launched on August 1, 2021 so this is very new. We currently have initial commitments for donations to get started. We also have a few offers for potential locations. In order to be effective we will need more donors and more potential locations so that we can choose the best angles. Locations require wide angle unobstructed views of surrounding hills with a strong wifi or wired internet connection. The cameras will transmit a photo every 30 to 60 seconds (as opposed to live streaming) which means there will not be a drain on the location's internet speeds.

Our current projection is that the set up costs will be roughly $200 per camera and that maintenance should me minimal thereafter. I'm thinking 4 cameras would be a good start and depending on the demand for covering more hills we could grow from there.

I have ordered one wifi camera and one wired camera to get us started. Once they arrive (hopefully in a few weeks) and we have selected our first two locations, we will use those as our test pilots before ordering more.

Thank you everyone for your interest and support!