If there’s not ample rice this year, the DNR and Mille Lacs Band plan to seed the lake with wild rice.

Source: https://wisconsinwatch.org/2023/08/climate-change-more-rainfall-threatens-wild-rice-in-northern-minnesota/

The Mille Lacs Band points out that the site is less than two miles (three kilometers) from the homes of some of its members, and says the project poses significant risks to its people, water, fish, wild rice and medicinal plants.

Source: https://federalnewsnetwork.com/business-news/2023/06/proposed-minnesota-nickel-mine-begins-environmental-review-would-supply-tesla-if-approved/

The rice around Mille Lacs was tall and thriving, Applegate recalled, but with too little water, ricers couldn’t reach the patches by canoe to harvest the manoomin.

Source: https://wisconsinwatch.org/2023/08/climate-change-more-rainfall-threatens-wild-rice-in-northern-minnesota/