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

这项拟议的向公众传播研究(CRPA)项目概述了一条传播气候变化如何影响为特定地区供水的分水岭地区的途径。这些教育平台将涉及火山口的地质以及气象学、生态学和水文学。该项目将侧重于正在进行的科学研究进程以及气候变化对物质系统以及依赖这一资源的公民的影响。该项目的合作伙伴包括新墨西哥州EPSCoR、新墨西哥大学、Valles Caldera国家级保护区、新墨西哥州自然历史和科学博物馆、Santa Fe Productions和Tim Aydelott Productions。该项目团队将制作一部PBS英语和西班牙语电视纪录片，其中包括一名美国原住民Jemez Pueblo讲故事者，他将描述Caldera的自然环境。该团队还将创建一个带有可更新剪辑的YouTube频道、一个Facebook粉丝页面和一个气候变化展览。评估将包括前端和总结性部分，由Minnick&Amp；Associates和Elsa Bailey Consulting进行。这项CRPA的预期影响是教育公众了解火山口在确保该地区供水方面的重要性，以及气候变化可能如何影响他们的生活。此外，将介绍这项研究中使用的多学科科学的各个方面，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.