A joint Hubbard Brook-Dartmouth College Roundtable

June 4, 2018
Dartmouth College
Hanover, NH

The Hubbard Brook Research Foundation and Dartmouth College convened a group of 15 thought leaders from Dartmouth and surrounding communities for a roundtable dialogue about an emerging climate/sustainability economy in the Northern Forest and the potential roles of corporations, scientists, and NGOs. The stated goal of the dialogue was to initiate and gain insights from a conversation amongst a handful of thoughtful colleagues about the relationships among climate change, the forests and water resources of northeastern North America, and corporations as leaders of economically-driven environmental solutions.

The meeting grew out of increasing recognition of overlap among the interests and issues being explored by various groups both at Dartmouth and at Hubbard Brook and a desire among the organizers to build stronger linkages and communication channels among these groups. There have long been important ties between Dartmouth College and the Hubbard Brook Ecosystem Study going back to the origins of Hubbard Brook, and Dartmouth College serves as a key member of the Hubbard Brook Consortium.

The meeting revealed shared interest and excitement around the potential for building new connections among environmental scientists, economists, and corporate leaders in the Northern Forest region.