Research is being conducted at the Waterways Experiment Station (WES), under the Recreation Research Program (RRP), to determine the existing and future ethnic group use of Corps of Engineers operating projects and to help identify their recreation preferences and needs. This information will be used by decision-makers in project planning and operations. During a 3-year period (fiscal years 1997-99), four ethnic minority groups will be studied: Native-Americans, African-Americans, Asian-Americans, and Hispanics. This research effort is in response to Executive Order 12862, "Setting Customer Service Standards," and Executive Order 12898, "Federal Actions to Address Environmental Justice in Minority Populations and Low-Income Populations." Specific objectives of this research are to compare present Corps users to general population proportions; identify relevant information, policies, and studies (from the Corps and other agencies) on ethnic and nontraditional use of Corps projects; determine existing and future ethnic group use of Corps projects and determine recreation preferences and needs; evaluate existing and future needs of ethnic groups; and provide a summary of findings, along with guidance that incorporates considerations for ethnic users in planning and operations decisions. Little research has been done on recreation research among Native American groups (see McDonald and McAvoy 1997). Initial research, conducted under the RRP work unit "Ethnic Culture and Corps Recreation Participation," identified the need for primary source data on Native American recreational habits and preferences. In an extensive literature review, Gramann (1996) recommended that, in lieu of administering a traditional survey instrument, a series of focus groups would be more Natural Resources Technical Note REC-09 March 1998
as principal investigator and primary author. Although the annotated bibliography was prepared, primarily, to support development of the White Paper, it is being published as a separate report because of its potential use as source material for Corps planners and others concerned with environmental evaluation issues.
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