EAST LANSING, MI – There’s a new plan to help restore and protect Michigan’s remaining native wild rice beds. Michigan’s wild rice, or manoomin stewardship plan was discussed in depth on ...

Multiple wild rice beds exist along the lake, according to the Ojibwe tribe’s website. The harvesting season began on Aug. 15, according to the Michigan Department of Natural Resources.

Central to their platform and message is saving the state grain — wild rice, manoomin in the Ojibwe language, psin in Dakota.

As a wild rice technician, Quale performs fieldwork in the wild rice beds throughout Northern Wisconsin. Over the summer, Quale said she and other researchers used “quadrant sampling” to collect data ...

Leanna Goose grew up ricing manoomin (wild rice) as a member of the Leech Lake Band of Ojibwe.  “Wild rice is culturally ...

Wild rice is native to the northern United States ... Eliminate competition for nutrients by keeping the rice bed weed-free. Fertilize with a nitrogen fertilizer when tillers begin to sprout.

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

who advocates say disturb wild rice beds — allowing for tribal nations and those who enjoy outdoor recreation a respectful existence. The other part of the bill would limit the exposure from ...