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Suggested Citation:"Appendix B: Workshop Agenda." National Research Council. 2014. Climate Change Education: Engaging Family Private Forest Owners on Issues Related to Climate Change: A Workshop Summary. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/18807.
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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:

  1. Identify threats from climate change to privately owned forests.
  2. Characterize family forestland owners in general, and to the degree possible, in regard to attitudes and dispositions related to forest management and climate change.
  3. 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.
  4. 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.

Suggested Citation:"Appendix B: Workshop Agenda." National Research Council. 2014. Climate Change Education: Engaging Family Private Forest Owners on Issues Related to Climate Change: A Workshop Summary. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/18807.
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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)
Suggested Citation:"Appendix B: Workshop Agenda." National Research Council. 2014. Climate Change Education: Engaging Family Private Forest Owners on Issues Related to Climate Change: A Workshop Summary. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/18807.
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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
Suggested Citation:"Appendix B: Workshop Agenda." National Research Council. 2014. Climate Change Education: Engaging Family Private Forest Owners on Issues Related to Climate Change: A Workshop Summary. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/18807.
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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
Suggested Citation:"Appendix B: Workshop Agenda." National Research Council. 2014. Climate Change Education: Engaging Family Private Forest Owners on Issues Related to Climate Change: A Workshop Summary. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/18807.
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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
Suggested Citation:"Appendix B: Workshop Agenda." National Research Council. 2014. Climate Change Education: Engaging Family Private Forest Owners on Issues Related to Climate Change: A Workshop Summary. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/18807.
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The forested land in the United States is an asset that is owned and managed not only by federal, state, and local governments, but also by families and other private groups, including timber investment management organizations and real estate investment trusts. The more than 10 million family forestland owners manage the largest percentage of forestland acreage (35 percent) and the majority of the privately owned forestland (62 percent). The Forest Service of the United States Department of Agriculture, which is responsible for the stewardship of all of the nation's forests, has long worked with private owners of forestland on forest management and preservation. At a time when all forestland is facing intensified threats because of the long-term effects of global climate change, the Forest Service recognizes that family forestland owners play a key role in protecting forestland. It is working to identify optimal ways to engage this diverse group and support them in mitigating threats to the biologically diverse land they own or manage.

Climate Change Education: Engaging Family Private Forest Owners on Issues Related to Climate Change is the summary of a workshop, convened by the National Research Council's Board on Science Education and Board on Environmental Change and Society as part of its Climate Change Education Roundtable series, to explore approaches to the challenges that face state foresters, extension agents, private forestry consultants, and others involved with private family forestland owners on how to take climate change into consideration when making decisions about their forests. The workshop focused on how findings from the behavioral, social, and educational sciences can be used to help prepare for the impacts of climate change. The workshop participants discussed the threats to forests posed by climate change and human actions; private forestland owners' values, knowledge, and dispositions about forest management, climate change, and related threats; and strategies for improving communication between forestland owners and service providers about forest management in the face of climate change.

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