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Wild rice season opens with worries about its future

August 19, 2020August 19, 2020 by Greg Seitz

The canoe country wild rice harvest opens, but the sacred grain is threatened by pollution and climate change…

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Supporting the Protection of the Minnesota-Ontario border region and Superior National Forest including the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness, Quetico Provincial Park, Voyageurs National Park, La Verendrye Provincial Park, Isle Royale National Park, and Lake Superior. More About Us >