Table 1. Dates, locations, and number of participants for the series of riparian workshops held on the Sprucedale NF in 2009. Transcripts from the June 23 workshop were used for in-depth analysis in this study.



Date	Workshop Topic	Location	Number of Participants

Feb 3	Consensus Building – Build trust and identify problems	Indoor	60
Feb 4	Consensus Building – Discuss problems and collaborative solutions	Indoor	51
June 22	Riparian assessment – Presentations	Indoor	59
June 23	Riparian assessment – Field practice	High elevation sites	40
June 24	Riparian assessment – Field practice	Mid elevation sites	32
June 25	Riparian assessment – Field practice	Low elevation sites	27
Aug 25	Riparian monitoring – Presentations	Indoor	50
Aug 26	Riparian monitoring – Field practice	High elevation site	49
Aug 27	Riparian monitoring – Presentations	Indoor	38
	Mean participants per workshop		45
	Total participants		117