Developing a Regional Research Vision for Enhancing Field Station Resources: A Plan for Connecting the Dots

北亚利桑那大学获得一笔赠款，用于进行规划过程，以整合北亚利桑那的实地站和相关资源。规划过程将以制定该地区的研究远景为中心。国际公认的专家和一群强大的当地和区域科学家将参与制定一套研究问题，以解决有关气候变化的科学和政策影响的日益增长的关切和问题。随后的研究愿景将指导随后的规划研讨会，通过该研讨会，我们将建立有效管理和管理我们综合资源的步骤。这些资源包括：梅里亚姆-鲍威尔研究站（北亚利桑那大学），弗拉格斯塔夫植物园（独立，非营利），西南实验花园阵列（SEGA：通过NSF MRI奖向NAU开发的公共花园现场设施），以及核桃溪教育和研究中心（普雷斯科特学院和NAU在普雷斯科特国家森林的合作伙伴关系）。参与者将包括亚利桑那州北部的联邦和私人土地管理者。作为这些规划讲习班的高潮，获奖人将制定一项五年战略计划，该计划将在参与讲习班的外部专家的持续咨询下制定。重点突出的规划过程将使主要机构能够更好地使支出符合未来的需要，提高它们的可持续性和促进为共同利益进行研究的能力。在规划过程中纳入管理人员和土著美国人将有助于将研究与公众和面临气候变化重大额外威胁的弱势群体的利益更紧密地联系起来。在规划过程中，将培养研究和推广、K-12教育、本科和研究生教育以及与管理人员沟通之间的明确联系。

Northern Arizona University is awarded a grant to conduct a planning process to integrate field stations and related resources in Northern Arizona. The planning process will be centered on the development of a research vision for the region. Internationally recognized experts and a strong group of local and regional scientists will be enlisted to participate in developing a suite of research questions that address growing concerns and issues regarding the science and policy implications of climate change. The ensuing research vision will guide the subsequent planning workshop, through which steps for efficiently administering and managing our integrated resources will be constructed. These resources include: the Merriam-Powell Research Station (Northern Arizona University), The Arboretum at Flagstaff (independent, non-profit), the Southwest Experimental Garden Array (SEGA: common garden field facility under development through a NSF MRI award to NAU), and the Walnut Creek Center for Education and Research (a partnership of Prescott College and NAU on the Prescott National Forest). Participants will include federal and private land managers across Northern Arizona. As a culmination to these planning workshops, the awardee will construct a five-year strategic plan that will be developed with continued consultation from the outside experts who were involved in the workshops. The focused planning process will enable key institutions to better match expenditures to future needs, enhancing their sustainability and their ability to foster research for the common good. Inclusion of managers and Native Americans in the planning process will help tie research more closely to benefits to the general public and to disadvantaged populations facing significant additional threats from climate change. During the planning process, explicit ties between research and outreach, K-12 education, undergraduate and graduate education, and communication with managers will be cultured.