Tribe: Bois Forte Band of Chippewa, Fond du Lac Band of Lake Superior Chippewa, Grand Portage Band of Lake Superior Chippewa, and 1854 Treaty Authority
View Source Document: Climate Change Vulnerability Assessment and Adaptation Plan: 1854 Ceded Territory Including the Bois Forte, Fond du Lac, and Grand Portage Reservations
Year: 2016
Topic: Adaptation Strategies to Address Climate Change Impacts to Wild Rice: Monitoring and Assessment
Monitor water temperatures in wild rice lakes.
Record and monitor weather and storm events.
Monitor wild rice phenology.
Invest in additional research into the ecology of wild rice, which may help the development of more adaptation strategies.
Track ice-out dates on wild rice waters and determine if there are impacts to wild rice (changes in growing season,...
Develop and update an inventory of wild rice waters within the 1854 Ceded Territory and on reservations if they do...
Complete surveys of wild rice waters to determine wild rice presence, suitable habitats, and other general characteristics.
Continue and expand monitoring of wild rice lakes utilizing established standard protocol for density and biomass.
Record and monitor water depths in wild rice lakes.
Monitor air temperature and humidity and study potential impacts on wild rice lakes and wild rice plants.
Monitor prevalence of fungal diseases (e.g. brown-spot, ergot) and learn more about impacts to wild rice and the relation to...
Monitor prevalence and impacts of pests (e.g. rice worms).