How to get your feet wet in public engagement: Perspectives from freshwater scientists

Burdett, Ayesha S.; O'Reilly, Katherine E.; Bixby, Rebecca J.; Connealy, Selena S.

doi:10.1086/713069

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“…They argue that useful public participation in science is not a function of simply asking for assistance, but a function of relationships of trust and respect earned over time. Researchers must commit themselves to cultivating on-going relationships with a broad array of community members (Burdett et al, 2021;Golladay et al, 2021), and these relationships cannot solely be based on researchers' needs. Instead, relationships should be built on mutual understanding that emerges when research design and execution are informed by community members' place-based experiences.…”

Section: Stakeholder-driven Processmentioning

confidence: 99%

The California Environmental Flows Framework: Meeting the Challenges of Developing a Large-Scale Environmental Flows Program

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Zimmerman

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Front. Environ. Sci.

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Environmental flow programs aim to protect aquatic habitats and species while recognizing competing water demands. Often this is done at the local or watershed level because it is relatively easier to address technical and implementation challenges at these scales. However, a consequence of this approach is that ecological flow criteria are developed for only a few areas as dictated by funding and interest with many streams neglected. Here we discuss the collaborative development of the California Environmental Flows Framework (CEFF) as an example process for developing environmental flow recommendations at a statewide scale. CEFF uses a functional flows approach, which focuses on protecting a broad suite of ecological, geomorphic, and biogeochemical functions instead of specific species or habitats, and can be applied consistently across diverse stream types and spatial scales. CEFF adopts a tiered approach in which statewide models are used to estimate ecological flow needs based on natural functional flow ranges, i.e., metrics that quantify the required magnitude, timing, duration, frequency, and/or rate-of-change of functional flow components under reference hydrologic conditions, for every stream reach in the state. Initial flow needs can then be revised at regional, or watershed, scales based on local constraints, management objectives, and available data and resources. The third tier of CEFF provides a process for considering non-ecological flow needs to produce a final set of environmental flow recommendations that aim to balance of all desired water uses. CEFF was developed via a broad inclusive process that included technical experts across multiple disciplines, representatives from federal and state agencies, and stakeholders and potential end-users from across the state. The resulting framework is therefore not associated with any single agency or regulatory program but can be applied under different contexts, mandates and end-user priorities. The inclusive development of CEFF also allowed us to achieve consensus on the technical foundations and commitment to applying this approach in the future.

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Section: Stakeholder-driven Processmentioning

confidence: 99%

The California Environmental Flows Framework: Meeting the Challenges of Developing a Large-Scale Environmental Flows Program

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Zimmerman

Yarnell

et al. 2021

Front. Environ. Sci.

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“…Although scientists often express interest in engaging the public and funding agencies increasingly require broader impact activities, time constraints and lack of institutional support are frequently cited as barriers to doing this work (Burdett et al 2021 ). Scientists may specifi cally be hesitant to adopt social media for public engagement because of potential challenges including the possibility of heated discussions, an environment of widespread mis-and disinformation (Hara et al 2019 ), and fear of a loss of reputation in the scientifi c community because colleagues may view a media presence as unscientifi c (Collins et al 2016 ).…”

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Fisheries Volume 47 Number 9 September 2022

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“…Thus, some recommended steps for public engagement are to (1) start small, (2) leverage resources, (3) nurture existing networks, and (4) design appropriate activities for the target audience (Burdett et al 2021).…”

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“…A primary focus for planning our workshop was to design something that could be replicated by AFS membership. Specifically, as recommended in the K–12 curriculum literature (Komoroske et al 2015; Burdett et al 2021), this was a small workshop that leveraged resources and existing networks to connect teenagers with aquatic environment and fisheries professionals with the added benefit of the students creating photo essays to communicate their experience to broader audiences. This type of workshop can serve as a conduit of both students and mentors to the Hutton Junior Fisheries Biologist Program (available: hutton.fisheries.org) as one challenge for recruitment is matching a student to a mentor in the same geographic location.…”

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Angling for Ideas in Science Communication to Hosting a Photo‐essay Workshop for Teens: Implementing the Winning Idea from Wiley Publishing's First Impact‐a‐thon

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We present a pilot curriculum for engaging high school students in photojournalism, combining a field trip and a photo essay that can be expanded by fisheries professionals for their own education and outreach efforts, whether in conjunction with annual meetings or stand‐alone events. At the 2018 American Fisheries Society Annual Meeting in Atlantic City, New Jersey, the leadership of the Science Communication Section and Resource Policy Committee presented a training session focused on scientific communication tools for fisheries professionals that could be learned quickly, practiced during the session, and applied after the conference. Wiley Publishing sponsored the continuing education session (August 19, 2018), because it met the outreach goals of Wiley and AFS, and fit the theme of the conference, “Communicating the Science of Fisheries Conservation to Diverse Audiences.” The training session was divided into two parts: an active learning session about public messaging and a team competition for a US$7,500 award to execute a science communication idea to benefit fisheries science. Our winning idea from the team competition was to design a workshop for teens that included photography to explore aquatic environments and learn about the work of fisheries professionals, which was held on July 16, 2019 at the Shedd Aquarium in Chicago. The students, with assistance from Shedd Aquarium staff, completed photo essays as teams or individuals. The winning photo essays are published at the end of this article.

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How to get your feet wet in public engagement: Perspectives from freshwater scientists

Cited by 13 publications

References 22 publications

The California Environmental Flows Framework: Meeting the Challenges of Developing a Large-Scale Environmental Flows Program

The California Environmental Flows Framework: Meeting the Challenges of Developing a Large-Scale Environmental Flows Program

Fisheries Volume 47 Number 9 September 2022

Angling for Ideas in Science Communication to Hosting a Photo‐essay Workshop for Teens: Implementing the Winning Idea from Wiley Publishing's First Impact‐a‐thon

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