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Wild rice is starting to grow on Spur Lake in Oneida County for the first time in nearly two decadesWild rice is starting to return to Spur Lake in Oneida County.In the late 90s, early 2000s wild rice on the lake started disappearing until it was gone altogether.
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Wetlands provide a range of benefits to communities, wildlife and the environment.A state conservation group launched a new initiative to restore and improve wetlands across the state.
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The primary goal of the proposed management plan is to maintain Spur Lake as a shallow, muck-bottomed lake for wildlife, with a special emphasis on re-establishing wild rice
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For centuries, wild rice thrived on lakes across the Upper Midwest.Blistering cold winters are just right for this hardy aquatic grass, indigenous only to this region.
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Swans may not be the most important factor in the decline of wild rice, but there is no doubt that the number of swans has increased on our Northwoods lakes. How did this happen?
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Wild rice is ready to be harvested in northern Wisconsin. Despite a decades-long decline in the crop, harvesters are optimistic about this year’s outlook.
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Wild rice is in decline, so some members of the Lac du Flambeau Ojibwe are turning toward another traditional crop for sustenance – flint corn. They’ve established a community garden to grow and share corn.
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Where has all of the wild rice gone? Researchers seek clues for the drastic drop in crop acreage over the last several years.
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Susan Knight, a scientist at UW-Madison's Trout Lake Station, breaks down a research project to understand the decline of wild rice.
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Local wild rice populations are declining, and they have been for years. But the reason why is complicated.