Sarah Garlick, Hubbard Brook Research Foundation, Science Policy and Outreach, West Thornton, NH, United States, Kathy Fallon Lambert, Science Policy Exchange, Hartland, VT, United States, Marissa Weiss, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, United States, John C. Besley, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI, United States and The PES@LTERs Team