SCENARIOS TO SOLUTIONS A Planning Workshop for the Scenarios, Services and Society

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1 SCENARIOS TO SOLUTIONS A Planning Workshop for the Scenarios, Services and Society Research Coordination Network (S 3 RCN) Funding from National Science Foundation, award number DEB OCTOBER 28 th - 29 th, 2014 MIGIS LODGE, SOUTH CASCO, ME Convener: Scenarios, Services, and Society Research Coordination Network (S 3 RCN), through funding to the Harvard Forest Workshop Host: Rob Lilieholm, E. L. Giddings Professor of Forest Policy University of Maine, Orono Facilitators: Pat Field, Managing Director, Consensus Building Institute, Kathy Fallon Lambert, Katie Theoharides Workshop Contact: Kathleen@theoharidesconsulting.co Workshop Organizers: Kathy Fallon Lambert, Harvard Forest, Science Policy Exchange; Katie Theoharides, Theoharides Consulting Workshop Objectives: 1. NETWORK build relationships and forge a collaborative network among researchers and between researchers and practitioners in New England. 2. LEARN learn from each other about best practices and emerging directions in actionable science and participatory scenarios research; and build a shared understanding of the unique land-use challenges facing New England that can be addressed through the S 3 RCN. 3. ACT - develop an 18-month action plan for the S 3 RCN and define the outcomes the group hopes to accomplish through our work. Workshop Description: This two-day workshop will bring together the S 3 RCN steering committee, collaborators, and invited speakers to create a shared plan for the S 3 RCN that focuses on achieving both research insights and real-world impact. Using case studies, interactive discussions, and planning sessions we will focus on how participatory scenarios research can help us understand New England s unique land-use challenges and advance land-use decisions that support human well-being, the sustainable flow of ecosystem services, and habitat for regional biodiversity in a time of climate change. In addition to the interactive program design, beautiful lakeside lodgings, bonfires, shared meals, and a field trip will enhance the collaborative spirit of the workshop. 1

2 AGENDA TUESDAY DAY 1: Actionable Science Partnerships Best Practices & Emerging Directions 7:30 am Breakfast available in Main Lodge dining room 8:30 am Welcome Opening Remarks and Introduction to the RCN David Foster, Director, Harvard Forest, Harvard University Alternative Futures Scenarios: A Maine Perspective Rob Lilieholm, E. L. Giddings Professor of Forest Policy, University of Maine 8:50 am Workshop Overview Kathy Fallon Lambert, Director of Science Policy Exchange, Harvard Forest Jonathan Thompson, Senior Ecologist, Harvard Forest 9:20 am Introductions: Supersonic Slides Participant introductions (alphabetical order) 9:50 am Break (coffee and refreshments) 10:15 am Panel Session 1: Actionable Science Partnerships: What Works for Practitioners? Moderator: Katie Theoharides SESSION OBJECTIVES 1. To develop best practices for an actionable science partnership that is useful to practitioners; 2. To learn what technical and communication products best serve practitioner needs; 3. To begin articulating regional land-use challenges in New England that practitioners believe science can help address. 1. Adaptation Planning to Action: Linked Participatory Processes Erika Rowland Wildlife Conservation Society 2. Why What You Think Doesn t Matter as Much as You Think It Does Elizabeth Hertz, Maine Dept. of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry 3. Relying on the Kindness of Strangers: Using Science in Watershed Partnerships Curtis Bohlen, Casco Bay Estuary Partnership 4. Participatory and Applied Research Really Aren t: Perspectives on Making Research Relevant Joe Short, Northern Forest Center 11:20 pm Discussion 11:50 pm Seating for Lunch Main Lodge Dining Room 12:00 pm LUNCH PLENARY: Breaking the Mold: How to Bring Science and Practice Together Through Collaborative Research-For-Practice 2

3 Robin Reid, Director, Center for Collaborative Conservation, Warner College of Natural Resources, Colorado State University 1:00 pm Panel Session 2: Actionable Science Partnerships: What Works for Researchers? Moderator: Kathy Fallon Lambert SESSION OBJECTIVE To learn from scientists about best practices and emerging directions in scenario-based actionable science partnerships for (1) stakeholder engagement in scenario development, (2) the simulation of scenarios, (3) approaches to analyzing scenario results, and (4) linkages to decision-making. 1. Creating Tools for Stakeholders to Envision Their Community: Maine Futures and the Maine Futures Community Mapper Spencer Meyer, NatureNet Fellow, Yale University, School of Forestry and Environmental Studies 2. Using Scenario Visioning and Participatory System Dynamics Modeling to Investigate the Future: Lessons from Minnesota 2050 Anne Kapuscinski, Sherman Fairchild Distinguished Professor of Sustainability Science, Dartmouth College 3. Integrating Learning From Scenario Studies Across Applications Holly Hartmann, Director, Carpe Diem West Academy 4. Stakeholder-driven Scenario Development and Practitioner Engagement in the Forests, People, Fire Project Eric White, Assistant Professor, Senior Research, Oregon State University 1:50 pm Audience and Panel Discussion 2:20 pm Coffee Break 2:40 pm Facilitated Working Session: World Café introduced by Pat Fields 4:00 pm Adjourn 4:15 PM Outing: Meet at waterfront for a trail walk or paddle on Sebago Lake 6:00 pm Poster and tech-sharing session with cash bar and hors d oeuvres 7:00 pm Dinner Main Lodge Dining Room 3

4 WEDNESDAY, DAY 2: Ideas to Action Land-Use Challenges in New England and Charting the S 3 RCN Path Forward 7:30 am Breakfast - Main Lodge Dining Room 8:30 am Revisit Roadmap and Report-out from Facilitated Session #1 Kathy Fallon Lambert & World Café rapporteurs 9:15 am Panel Session #3: What Are the Unique Land-Use Challenges and Opportunities in New England and How Can the S 3 RCN Help Address Them? Moderator: Pat Fields SESSION OBJECTIVES 1. To develop a case statement for why stewardship and conservation in New England matters in a time of global environmental change; 2. To delineate unique opportunities and land-use challenges in New England; 3. To identify specific policy-relevant questions and science needs related to these land use challenges that the S 3 RCN can help address. 1. Are We Done Yet? Land Cover Trends and Drivers of Land Use Change in New England Jonathan Thompson, Senior Ecologist, Harvard Forest 2. An Ecological Perspective on Land Use in New England David Foster, Director of the Harvard Forest 3. Restoring Agricultural Landscapes and Local Food Systems in New England Opportunity, Imperative or Both? Cris Coffin, New England Director, American Farmland Trust 10:00 am Break 4. The Land Water Interface Conserving Forest Infrastructure for Water Quality and Stormwater Management Martha Sheils, Program Director, New England Environmental Finance Center 5. Regional Scale Forest Management for Carbon Sequestration in a Climate Change Future Mark Berry, President, Schoodic Institute, Acadia National Park 6. Conservation for People and Communities Rob Lilieholm, E. L. Giddings Professor of Forest Policy University of Maine, Orono 11:00 am Discussion 11:45 am Lunch Main Lodge Dining Room 4

5 12:45 pm Charting the Path Forward: Developing an S 3 RCN Workplan Facilitator: Pat Fields 3:30 pm Adjourn Workshop Progress & Outputs Any major gaps? Actionable Science Partnerships: summary of best practices Recommended products Metrics of success Workshop products: what and who? Project Action Plan Vision statement please post comments 4-year project timeline from NSF proposal review Land-use challenges to address - refine Definition of project stakeholders - refine 18-month Action Plan revise draft 5