Documenting Water Depth Fluctuation and Waterfowl Occurrence within Wild Rice Beds in the St. Louis River Estuary

• Main Authors: Burgstaler, Hannah, Ramage, Hannah
• Format: Report
• Language: English
• Published: 2023
• Subjects: Wild Rice; St. Louis River; Superior; Estuary; Waterfowl; Manoomin; Canada; St. Louis; Canada Goose
• Online Access: http://digital.library.wisc.edu/1793/84452

The St. Louis River Estuary’s shallow wetlands are home to northern wild rice (manoomin), an ecologically, economically, and culturally important keystone species. Wild rice abundance in the Estuary was negatively impacted by pollution and other human activities following the arrival of European set...