Get daily updates on the Packers during the season. Wild rice had once been abundant in the Oneida and Green Bay area, but disappeared by the mid-1900s due to poorly planned development, which ...

HOWARD (WLUK) -- A restoration project on the Waters of Green Bay is giving wild rice a chance to grow. On a breezy Wednesday afternoon, six conservation boats make their way toward a place in ...

HOWARD (WLUK) -- An effort to help restore the wild rice population on the western shores of the Bay of Green Bay got a boost Tuesday. On a relatively crisp, calm morning, a boat loaded with bags ...

The project to re-establish the rice, which historically grew plentifully in the bay, is part of a series of projects aimed at improving wetland habitat for fish and wildlife.

Experts say wild rice is an essential food source for many of the migratory birds in the area, including many species of ducks, pheasants, owls, cranes, geese and songbirds.

Wild rice had once been abundant in the Oneida and Green Bay area, but disappeared by the mid-1900s due to poorly planned development, which caused wetland degradation.