Reconstructing Historical Wild Rice to Understand Its Future
Project Details by Fiscal Year
2025 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$200,000
Fund Source
Environment & Natural Resources Trust Fund
Recipient
Science Museum of Minnesota
Recipient Type
State Government
Status
In Progress
Start Date
July 2024
End Date
June 2026
Counties Affected
Becker
Beltrami
Clay
Clearwater
Hubbard
Kittson
Lake of the Woods
Mahnomen
Marshall
Norman
Pennington
Polk
Red Lake
Roseau
Aitkin
Carlton
Cook
Itasca
Kanabec
Koochiching
Lake
Pine
St. Louis
Benton
Big Stone
Cass
Chippewa
Crow Wing
Douglas
Grant
Kandiyohi
McLeod
Meeker
Mille Lacs
Morrison
Nicollet
Otter Tail
Pope
Renville
Sibley
Stearns
Stevens
Swift
Todd
Traverse
Wadena
Wilkin
Brown
Cottonwood
Jackson
Lac qui Parle
Lincoln
Lyon
Martin
Murray
Nobles
Pipestone
Redwood
Rock
Watonwan
Yellow Medicine
Blue Earth
Dodge
Faribault
Fillmore
Freeborn
Goodhue
Houston
Le Sueur
Mower
Olmsted
Rice
Steele
Wabasha
Waseca
Winona
Project Overview
We will characterize environmental drivers contributing to the decline of wild rice using lake sediment cores to reconstruct historical wild rice abundance in relation to lake and watershed stressors.
Project Details
Competitive Grant Making Body
Project Details: 2025 Fiscal Year
Legal Citation / Subdivision
M.L. 2024, Chp. 83, Sec. 2, Subd. 03b
Appropriation Language
$200,000 the second year is from the trust fund to the Science Museum of Minnesota for the St. Croix Watershed Research Station to characterize environmental drivers contributing to the decline of wild rice using lake sediment cores to reconstruct historical wild rice abundance in relation to lake and watershed stressors.
2025 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$200,000
Other Funds Leveraged
$0
Direct expenses
$0
Number of full time equivalents funded
1.56
Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)
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Measurable Outcome(s)
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Project Manager
First Name
Lienne
Last Name
Sethna
Organization Name
Science Museum of Minnesota
Street Address
16910 152nd St. N
City
Marine on Saint Croix
State
MN
Zip Code
55047
Phone
(651) 433-5953
Email
lsethna@smm.org
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