wild rice

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.

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?

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.

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.

Where has all of the wild rice gone? Researchers seek clues for the drastic drop in crop acreage over the last several years.

Susan Knight, a scientist at UW-Madison's Trout Lake Station, breaks down a research project to understand the decline of wild rice.

Local wild rice populations are declining, and they have been for years. But the reason why is complicated.

Tribal members from the Lac du Flambeau Ojibwe are getting ready to harvest wild rice from the lakes of Northern Wisconsin. But this year, there's less rice to be found.

You might be hard pressed to find some wild rice this fall.“It may be one of the very worst years I’ve seen in 35 years,” said Peter David, wildlife…

Peter David loves everything about wild rice from its ecological value to how it tastes.“I think it’s interesting in so many different ways,” said…