Manoomin

• For over a decade, WWA has collected wild rice for the purpose of re-establishing rice beds throughout Wisconsin.
• Rice is an important food for migrating waterfowl.
• Wild rice (“manoomin” in Ojibwe) has important cultural significance to native tribes.

Working with the Department of Natural Resources, Great Lakes Indian Fish and Wildlife Commission (GLIFWC), local schools and other organizations, WWA staff and volunteers collect ripened rice seed in the fall using traditional “soft hand” methods in a poled canoe. 

This seed is then sown in restored areas that are good candidates for re-establishing rice beds.

Join us in late August-early September to collect manoomin.  Or tell us about a good candidate property for rice restoration. Let us know.