SUPERIOR, WI (KDAL) – The River Talk series will present its final program of the academic year in an online format.
The presentation called “Chasing Geese on the St. Louis River to Protect Wild Rice” will be hosted by former undergraduate research fellow with the Lake Superior National Estuarine Research Reserve, Sam Hansen.
Northern wild rice, that is native to the St. Louis River was once abundant but is now threatened by high water and feeding pressure by geese.
Hansen will describe a project to determine if low impact kayaking in wild rice bays could reduce the number of Canada geese.
Registration for the talk at 7 p-m Wednesday on Zoom is required.
Those registering will receive an email with a link and password to join the meeting.
River Talks are sponsored by the Minnesota and Wisconsin Sea Grant Programs and the Lake Superior NERR.
Register by following this link: https://uwextension.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJ0od-ihqDIvEtQfz-vWF3bPtsPAIdk-ULYW
