“The silver lining to this is that although rice is a fragile plant, it’s also a resilient plant,” Holm said. “The rice seeds ...

Wild rice season occurs annually, typically from late August to early October. However, three tribal communities in northern ...

In the late summer of 2023, thick stands of wild rice stood tall and shimmered gold in some of Lac du Flambeau’s lakes. The ...

“Any large community gathering.” Both Howes and Holm say the cultural significance of wild rice is the reason that both communities maintain and take care of the plant. How successful a harvest is can ...

Despite a disappointing wild rice harvest due to unusual weather and environmental concerns, Leech Lake recently secured a $3 ...

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It is my firm and unwavering belief that in the great dinner table of life, there is nothing wilder than a good side dish. It ...

While wild ducks still consume plants during the warming season, there’s a heavier reliance on animal-based protein (bugs, in ...

Researchers Tim Sharbel and Blaine Chartrand say the size, colour and nutritional content of wild rice could depend on the lake it grows in. Together, Tim Sharbel, a plant sciences professor at ...