Climate Change Education: Engaging Family Private Forest Owners on Issues Related to Climate Change: A Workshop Summary (2014)
Chapter: Appendix B: Workshop Agenda
The National Academies
Board on Science Education
Board on Environmental Change and Society
Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education
Engaging Individual, Family, and Community Forestland owners on
Issues Related to Climate Change
August 26-27, 2013
Keck Building
500 5th St NW, Room 100
Washington, DC 20001
WORKSHOP AGENDA1
Goals:
- Identify threats from climate change to privately owned forests.
- Characterize family forestland owners in general, and to the degree possible, in regard to attitudes and dispositions related to forest management and climate change.
- Discuss the science of two-way communication, adult learning, and engagement that would be relevant for connecting with family forestland owners on the topic of climate change directly or indirectly.
- Synthesize the previous four goals and identify strategies that extension agents, foresters, and consultants can utilize to successfully engage with family forestland owners on issues related to climate change and forest management.
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1The agenda will be updated prior to the meeting. Slight changes in timing and order of presentation may occur.
| August 26 | |
| Introductory Remarks | |
| 9:00-9:20 AM | Welcome to the NRC, Workshop Goals and Objectives |
Speakers: | Martin Storksdieck, Director, Board on Science Education (BOSE) |
| Jim Finley, Committee Chair | |
| David Cleaves, U.S. Department of Agriculture |
The Changing U.S. Forests: Human and Climate Impacts
During this session speakers will seed a conversation about the changing U.S. forests by providing an overview of (1) the impact of human activity and development on forests and (2) the impact of climate change and natural events on forests.
| 9:20-10:15 AM | Overview of Climatic and Human Impacts on U.S. Forests |
Moderator: | Martin Storksdieck, BOSE |
Speaker: | James Vose, U.S. Forest Service |
Getting to Know Individual, Family, and Community Forestland Owners: Values and Knowledge
Presenters will discuss the values, knowledge, beliefs, management strategies, and other characteristics of individual, family, and community forestland owners.
| 10:15-11:30 AM | Data on Forestland Owner Values, Knowledge, and Management Practices |
Moderator: | Shorna Broussard Allred, Committee Member |
Speakers: | Brett Butler, University of Massachusetts, Amherst |
| Janean Creighton, Oregon State University | |
| Mary Tyrrell, Committee Member, Yale University | |
| Geoffrey Feinberg, Yale University | |
| 11:30 AM-12:30 PM | Continued Discussion of Forestland Owners |
| (Lunch available) |
Communicating About Forests and Climate Change
Case studies of efforts to get individual, family, and/or community to respond to issues related to climate change will be presented. After the case studies, experts in communication, risk management, behavior change, and relevant fields will discuss how well the case studies align with evidence from their fields.
| 12:30-3:00 PM | Forestry Communication and Outreach Case Studies: Series 1 |
Moderator: | Steve Koehn, Committee Member |
Speakers: | Bill Labich, Highstead |
| Eli Sagor, University of Minnesota | |
| Tamara Walkingstick, University of Arkansas | |
| Martha Lyman, Consultant (Founding Partner of | |
| Community Forest Collaborative) | |
| Allyson Muth, Pennsylvania State University | |
| Don Outen, Baltimore County | |
| Lyle Laverty, The Laverty Group | |
| 3:00-4:15 PM | Reflections from Social and Behavioral Science Perspectives |
Moderator: | Steve Koehn, Committee Member |
Respondents: | Maureen McDonough, Committee Member Purnima Chawla, Center for Nonprofit Strategies |
| Wrap Up: Day 1 | |
| 4:15-4:30 PM | Day 1 Wrap Up & Overview of Day 2 |
Speakers: | Martin Storksdieck, BOSE |
| Jim Finley, Committee Chair |
| August 27 | |
| Introductory Remarks | |
| 8:30-9:00 AM | Networking and Coffee |
| 9:00-9:15 AM | Welcome and Overview of Day 2 |
| Paul Stern, Board on Environmental Change and Society (BECS) |
Engaging with Forest Owners
Social and behavioral science experts will present concrete suggestions/proposals on how to address climate change with forestland owners, clarifying audiences, purpose, and actors. Then a panel of diverse stakeholders will respond to the suggestions from the social and behavioral scientists.
| 9:15-10:00 AM | Lessons from Social and Behavioral Sciences |
Moderator: | Maureen McDonough, Committee Member |
Panelists: | Joe Heimlich, Committee Member |
| Chris Clarke, George Mason University | |
| 10:00-11:15 AM | Reflections from Forestry Stakeholders and Groups |
Respondents: | Claire Layman, Michigan State University |
| Victor Harris, Minority Landowner Magazine | |
| James Houser, James Houser Consulting Foresters, LLC | |
| Alton Perry, Roanoke Electric Cooperative | |
| Amanda Mahaffey, Forest Guild | |
| Karl Dalla-Rosa, Forest Service | |
| 11:15 AM-12:10 PM | Break-Out Sessions Focused on Specific Communication Issues |
| 12:10-1:00 PM | Continued Discussion of Break-Out Sessions(lunch available) |
| 1:00-1:45 PM | Synthesis of Break-Out Sessions and Discussion |
Lessons Learned & Next Steps
Important themes and messages and next steps will be discussed. Committee members and the sponsor will provide their input, followed by audience discussion and open plenary remarks.
| 1:45-2:30 PM | Major Themes and Moving Forward |
Moderator: | Paul Stern, BECS |
Speakers: | Eric Norland, U.S. Department of Agriculture Jim Finley, Committee Chair |
| Steve Koehn, Committee Member | |
| Joe Heimlich, Committee Member | |
| 2:30-2:45 PM | Small Group Discussions |
| 2:45-3:30 PM | Open Plenary Remarks |
Moderator: | Paul Stern, BECS |
| 3:30-4:00 PM | Final Words |
Speakers: | Jim Finley, Committee Chair |
| Eric Norland, U.S. Department of Agriculture | |
| Martin Storksdieck, BOSE |
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