UW researchers shine light on indigenous-led research

UW researchers shine light on indigenous-led research

Rampant degradation of Wisconsin’s waters over the past few decades has caused detriment to water quality and food sources that come from these waters. One of these food sources is wild rice, also known as manoomin, and it has been making a comeback in the St. Louis River Estuary, which runs along the Lake Superior and border of Wisconsin and Minnesota. Between pollution, dramatic changes in water levels of the Great Lakes, increased spring stor…