Forest Science Dialogues: Final Evaluation Report

RMC Research designed evaluation activities to provide formative and summative feedback to the Hubbard Brook Research Foundation (HBRF) on their NSF Pathways project, Forest Science Dialogues (FSD). FSD consists of a plan to engage with scientists at the Hubbard Brook Ecosystem Study and with the surrounding community using the Hubbard Brook Roundtable dialogue process in order to facilitate mutual learning. The purpose of this engagement was to increase public knowledge, understanding, and awareness of ecosystem science in the Northern Forest in order to enrich local dialogue surrounding topics with social, economic, and policy implications, such as climate change, land use, bioenergy, and water resources. The project also aimed to increase the scientists’ knowledge, understanding, and awareness of the relevance and context of their work in regards to the human communities in the Northern Forest, and to build their interest and skills in engaging and communicating with public audiences.