Environment

Creating Sustainable Futures:
A Community-Centric Approach to Environmental Awareness and Action with Latinos in Minnesota

The Minnesota Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit contracted Hispanic Advocacy and Community Empowerment through Research (HACER) to conduct focus groups in order to gauge interest and participation in fishing activities among Hispanics/Latinos in the Twin Cities metropolitan area. HACER carried out three focus groups with Hispanic/Latino residents of the metropolitan area for this project. This report summarizes the following: participants’ impressions of and engagement with nature in the Twin Cities metropolitan area; their perceptions of and participation in fishing; and their views on channels and modes for communicating information about fishing. The report also includes recommendations for the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR) and suggestions for future research.