Event Date: 5/26/2021 12:00:00 AM

Description: Wild rice or manoomin is a Great Lakes aquatic plant that makes our coasts special. Wild rice is a keystone species, both for the ecosystems of the Great Lakes and the people who call this place home. Join NOAA's Office of Coastal Management as we talk about how we help restore and protect the coastal wetlands where wild rice grows, the importance of wild rice to Great Lakes tribal nations, airborne data collection, and career paths to working with wild rice and Great Lakes. (Recorded on May 26, 2021) Tony Merriman of NOAA's National Weather Service in Flagstaff, AZ and Doug Watchman, Navajo Nation Department of Emergency Management in Window Rock, AZ **American Sign Language was provided live via a video remote interpreter during the webinar. #NOAALive4Kids #SeaGrantSTEM © Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution