Records show wild rice was common around the turn of the 20th century, but poor water quality caused die-offs in the 1980s. Today, it's making a big return on the river.

The court sided with the MPCA, which rejected U.S. Steel's request to allow sulfate levels nearly eight times higher than the ...

A rice cooker! With "Top Chef" heading to Canada this season, it's a perfect time to highlight one of the country's most distinctive staples: wild rice. The rice cooker — which, of course ...

An curved arrow pointing right. Manoomin, meaning "the good berry," is a type of wild rice that has been harvested by the Ojibwe people in the Great Lakes region of North America for centuries.

From LeahConnecting with my Ojibwe heritage by learning to harvest wild rice MPR News senior editor Leah Lemm walks with her son Marvin from his school bus stop on Jan. 2. So, she set out with a ...

The floating leaf stage is the most vulnerable stage of its life cycle ... an invasive plant, Peroff said. As a wild rice technician, Quale performs fieldwork in the wild rice beds throughout Northern ...

“Wild rice is culturally significant to Aniishinabe people here ... It’s particularly sensitive during the “floating leaf” stage, and water fluctuations can disrupt an entire rice bed. “This past ...

To aid in restoration across the state, the Michigan Wild Rice Initiative, comprising tribes indigenous to the Great Lakes ...

They were joined by the Bear Runner Singers from south Minneapolis who sang a wild rice honor song. Rise & Repair is an alliance made up of environmental organizations, faith and Indigenous ...