Valles Caldera, A Grand Land Experiment: Communicating Climate Change Research to Public Audiences

这个拟议的向公众传播研究（CRPA）项目概述了一种传播气候变化如何影响为特定地区供水的流域的途径。这些教育平台将介绍火山口的地质学、气象学、生态学和水文学。该项目将重点关注正在进行的科学研究过程和气候变化对自然系统的影响，以及对依赖这种资源的公民的影响。合作伙伴包括新墨西哥EPSCOR、新墨西哥大学、Valles Caldera国家保护区、新墨西哥自然历史和科学博物馆、Santa Fe Productions和Tim Aydelott Productions。该项目团队将用英语和西班牙语制作一部美国公共广播公司（PBS）的电视纪录片，其中包括一位印第安人杰梅斯·普韦布洛（jeemez Pueblo）讲故事的人，他将描述火山口的自然环境。该团队还将创建一个YouTube频道，其中包含可更新的片段，一个Facebook粉丝页面，以及一个气候变化展览。评估将包括前端和总结部分，将由Minnick &amp； Associates和Elsa Bailey Consulting进行。该CRPA的预期影响是教育公众关于火山口在确保该地区供水方面的重要性，以及气候变化如何影响他们的生活。此外，本研究中使用的多学科科学的各个方面将被描述，目的是鼓励该地区更多的年轻人选择STEM职业。

This proposed Communicating Research to Public Audiences (CRPA) project outlines a pathway for communicating how climate change can affect a watershed area that supplies water for a specific region. The educational platforms will address the geology of the Caldera along with meteorology, ecology and hydrology. The project will focus on the ongoing scientific research processes and the impact of climate change to the physical system as well as to the citizens who depend on this resource. Partners in this endeavor include New Mexico EPSCOR, the University of New Mexico, the Valles Caldera National Preserve, the New Mexico Museum of Natural History and Science, Santa Fe Productions and Tim Aydelott Productions.The project team will create a PBS television documentary in English and Spanish, including a Native American Jemez Pueblo storyteller who will describe the natural environment of the Caldera. The team will also create a YouTube channel with updatable clips, a Facebook fan page, and a climate change exhibit. The evaluation will include front-end and summative components, and will be conducted by Minnick & Associates and Elsa Bailey Consulting.The intended impact of this CRPA is to educate the public about the importance of the Caldera in securing the region's water supply and how climate changes could impact their lives. Further, aspects of the multidisciplinary science used in this research will be described with the goal of encouraging more young people from the region to choose STEM careers.