Planning: FIRE-PLAN: Wildland Fire + Cultural Burning (WFCB)

规划：FIRE-PLAN：野火文化燃烧（WFCB）

• 批准号: 2331116
• 负责人: Andrew Haight
• 金额: $ 9.91万
• 依托单位: Oregon Museum of Science and Industry
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2023
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2023-09-15 至 2025-05-31
• 项目状态: 未结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=2331116&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Planning; FIRE; PLAN; Wildland; Fire

This Planning Project to Catalyze Innovative and Inclusive Wildland Fire Science through Diverse Collaborations will result in a plan for future, immersive experiences that will advance science center and museum visitors' understanding of the interrelationship between human activity, wildland fire, and climate change, focusing on Indigenous Ways of Knowing, cultural burning, and wildland resilience to climate change. Over the course of one year, an Organizing Committee, including a geographic diversity of Indigenous voices and practices, will co-develop an action plan in support of a future submission to NSF's Advancing Informal STEM Learning (AISL) program for an interactive, bilingual (Spanish/English) traveling exhibition and associated programs honoring Indigenous Ways of Knowing and sharing how cultural burning practices support wildland resilience to climate change. The Organizing Committee will implement inclusion and accessibility strategies throughout the project, specifically convening in a variety of formats; they will be led by a Native facilitator and guided by a Native evaluator to allow for deep engagement that is culturally responsive, builds trust among partners, and brings diverse perspectives to the table. Learnings and reflections from the Wildland Fire + Cultural Burning (WFCB) collaboration process will further inform future collaborations seeking to use wise practices to elevate Indigenous stories within informal science learning contexts and bring Indigenous Ways of Knowing to the forefront of critical STEM subject matter such as wildland fire science. This future, immersive experience will build public understanding of wildland fire science, promote climate justice, and inspire the land stewards of tomorrow.Past collaboration with Indigenous communities, as well as current conversations with the WFCB organizing committee, have illuminated the need for thoughtful, authentic community partner engagement and relationship building among regional indigenous communities, nature organizations, museums, and cultural centers in project planning. Important components of meaningful collaboration with Indigenous communities will include developing relationships, fostering and enhancing trust, practicing transparency, centering community needs and priorities, listening to learn, maintaining functional feedback loops, and expecting transformational, not transactional relationships (Cross-Hemmer, 2022). Multiple methods of communication and flexibility in timelines and processes will also be important (Roots of Wisdom Project Team, 2016). Varied modes of engagement will allow for authentic promotion of these components. Past projects have utilized listening sessions, advisory committees, Indigenous facilitation approaches, and other methods of engagement to provide flexible space for diverse perspectives and needs. Opportunities for debrief and discussion will be critical to allow for engagement of participants who may not communicate directly. Recognizing differences between various communities will also be critical, and it may be necessary to tell multiple stories. The collaboration itself will be a learning process, and it will be critical that teams be open to learning and reflecting on one's own cultural assumptions (Stein & Valdez, 2016b). Collaborations respectful of diverse cultural perspectives and supportive of Indigenous leadership can contribute greatly to the revitalization and elevation of cultural burning (Adlam et al., 2021). Details for the planning project will include proposed project goals, learning goals, focus audiences, research question(s), collaboration process, draft timeline, and budget that supports Indigenous co-leadership, creation, and evaluation of a traveling exhibition and associated programs suitable for diverse audiences across North America. This planning project is funded by the Advancing Informal STEM Learning (AISL) program, which supports projects that: (a) contribute to research and practice that considers informal STEM learning's role in equity and belonging in STEM; (b) promote personal and educational success in STEM; (c) advance public engagement in scientific discovery; (d) foster interest in STEM careers; (e) create and enhance the theoretical and empirical foundations for effective informal STEM learning; (f) improve community vibrancy; and/or (g) enhance science communication and the public's engagement in and understanding of STEM and STEM processes.This award reflects NSF's statutory mission and has been deemed worthy of support through evaluation using the Foundation's intellectual merit and broader impacts review criteria.

这个规划项目，以催化创新和包容性的荒地消防科学通过不同的合作将导致未来的计划，身临其境的体验，将推进科学中心和博物馆游客的人类活动，荒地火灾和气候变化之间的相互关系的理解，专注于土著的方式知道，文化燃烧，和荒地适应气候变化。在一年的时间里，一个组织委员会，包括土著声音和实践的地理多样性，将共同制定一项行动计划，以支持未来提交给NSF的推进非正式STEM学习（AISL）计划，双语（西班牙文/英文）巡回展览和相关项目，纪念土著人了解和分享文化燃烧实践如何支持荒地对气候的适应能力的方式变化组织委员会将在整个项目中实施包容和无障碍战略，特别是以各种形式召开会议;他们将由一名土著主持人领导，并由一名土著评估员指导，以实现对文化敏感的深度参与，建立合作伙伴之间的信任，并带来不同的观点。从荒地火灾+文化燃烧（WFCB）合作过程中的学习和反思将进一步为未来的合作提供信息，寻求使用明智的做法来提升非正式科学学习环境中的土著故事，并将土著的认知方式带到关键STEM主题的最前沿，如荒地火灾科学。未来，身临其境的体验将建立公众对荒地火灾科学的理解，促进气候正义，并激励明天的土地管理员。过去与土著社区的合作，以及目前与WFCB组委会的对话，都阐明了在区域土著社区，自然组织，博物馆，和文化中心的项目规划。与土著社区有意义的合作的重要组成部分将包括发展关系，培养和加强信任，实行透明度，集中社区需求和优先事项，倾听学习，保持功能反馈循环，并期待转型，而不是交易关系（Cross-Hemmer，2022）。多种沟通方法以及时间表和流程的灵活性也很重要（智慧之根项目团队，2016）。不同的参与模式将有助于真正促进这些组成部分。过去的项目利用了倾听会议、咨询委员会、土著促进方法和其他参与方法，为不同的观点和需求提供灵活的空间。听取汇报和讨论的机会至关重要，以便让可能无法直接沟通的参与者参与进来。认识到不同社区之间的差异也至关重要，可能有必要讲述多个故事。合作本身将是一个学习过程，团队开放学习和反思自己的文化假设至关重要（Stein巴尔德斯，2016 b）。尊重不同文化观点和支持土著领导的合作可以极大地促进文化燃烧的振兴和提升（Adlam等人，2021年）。规划项目的详细信息将包括拟议的项目目标，学习目标，重点受众，研究问题（S），协作过程，草案时间轴和预算，支持土著共同领导，创建和评估适合北美不同受众的巡回展览和相关计划。这一规划项目由“促进非正式STEM学习”方案资助，该方案支持的项目：（a）促进研究和实践，考虑非正式STEM学习在STEM中的公平和归属方面的作用;（B）促进STEM中的个人和教育成功;（c）促进公众参与科学发现;（d）培养对STEM职业的兴趣;（e）促进科学、技术、工程、数学和数学领域的发展。（e）为有效的非正式STEM学习建立和加强理论和经验基础;（f）提高社区活力;和/或（g）加强科学传播和公众参与和理解STEM和STEM过程。该奖项反映了NSF的法定使命，并被认为值得通过使用基金会的学术价值和更广泛的影响审查标准。