{"id":2,"date":"2025-08-21T19:40:52","date_gmt":"2025-08-21T19:40:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/greatlakesmano.wpenginepowered.com\/?page_id=2"},"modified":"2026-04-21T22:21:16","modified_gmt":"2026-04-21T22:21:16","slug":"sample-page","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.glmanoomin.com\/?page_id=2","title":{"rendered":"Co-Hosts and Sponsors"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left has-black-color has-text-color wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:17px\"><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-black-color\">We are grateful for the hospitality of our host, the <a style=\"color:#0073aa;text-decoration:underline\" href=\"https:\/\/www.menominee-nsn.gov\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.menominee-nsn.gov\/\">Menominee Indian Tribe of Wisconsin<\/a>, for welcoming us to their homelands.<\/mark><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:17px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:100%\"><div class=\"wp-block-image is-style-rounded\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.menominee-nsn.gov\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"104\" height=\"104\" src=\"https:\/\/www.glmanoomin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Picture2.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-170\" style=\"width:146px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.glmanoomin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Picture2.png 104w, https:\/\/www.glmanoomin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Picture2-1x1.png 1w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 104px) 100vw, 104px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-black-color has-text-color\">Co-Hosts<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:17px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:17px\"><strong>Bay Mills Indian Community<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:17px\"><strong><strong>Brothertown Indian Nation, Eeyamquittoowauconnock<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:17px\"><strong>College of Menominee Nation &#8211; Sustainable Development Institute<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:17px\"><strong>Consortium for Cooperative Ecological Resilience<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:17px\"><strong>Great Lakes Indian Fish &amp; Wildlife Commission<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:17px\"><strong>Inter-Tribal Council of Michigan<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:17px\"><strong>Lac Vieux Desert Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Indians<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:17px\"><strong>Michigan Wild Rice Initiative<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:17px\"><strong>NOAA Office for Coastal Management<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:17px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns are-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:25%\"><div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter 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https:\/\/www.glmanoomin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/unnamed-1-1x1.png 1w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 441px) 100vw, 441px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:17px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-black-color has-text-color\">Planning Committee<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:17px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left has-black-color has-text-color wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:17px\"><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-black-color\">This collaborative effort has been further supported by a planning committee that includes representatives from a variety of Tribal Nations, entities, and agencies, as well as federal and state agencies, academic institutions, and private organizations. We are thankful for the knowledge, time, and advice they are generously contributing to this effort to prepare us to gather in a good way and reach our shared objectives.<\/mark><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:17px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:17px\"><strong>Bureau of Indian Affairs &#8211; Midwest Region<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:17px\"><strong>Compass Resource Management<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:17px\"><strong>Intertribal Agriculture Council<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:17px\"><strong>Little River Band of Ottawa Indians<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:17px\"><strong>Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:17px\"><strong>Minnesota Lake Superior Coastal Program<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:17px\"><strong>Northwestern University\/STRONG Manoomin Collective<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:17px\"><strong>Nottawaseppi Huron Band of Potawatomi<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:17px\"><strong>River Alliance of Wisconsin<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:17px\"><strong>TetraTech<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:17px\"><strong>US Environmental Protection Agency &#8211; Region 5<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:17px\"><strong>University of Michigan &#8211; Matthaei Botanical Gardens and Nichols Arboretum<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:17px\"><strong>US Fish and Wildlife Service<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:17px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:17px\">This effort is partially supported by the <a style=\"color:#0073aa;text-decoration:underline\" href=\"https:\/\/www.glri.us\/\">Great Lakes Restoration Initiative<\/a> as part of NOAA\u2019s <em>Supporting the Development of System Resilience Indicators for Wild Rice in Lake Superior, Lake Michigan, and Lake Huron<\/em> project. It is a multi-year effort between NOAA\u2019s Office for Coastal Management, Tribal Nations and Indigenous communities, academia, and tribal, state, and federal agencies. In its third and current phase, the project has focused on improving understanding of the past, present, and future dynamics and stressors that impact Wild Rice distribution and resilience in the Great Lakes. Past phases of the work are summarized here: <a style=\"color:#0073aa;text-decoration:underline\" href=\"https:\/\/storymaps.arcgis.com\/stories\/3a2ea4a0a2ee4cafa8dbab38420ab745\">Collaborative Great Lakes Manoomin (Wild Rice) Project<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:17px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"483\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.glmanoomin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/image.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-98\" style=\"width:351px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.glmanoomin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/image.png 483w, https:\/\/www.glmanoomin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/image-300x93.png 300w, https:\/\/www.glmanoomin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/image-1x1.png 1w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 483px) 100vw, 483px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-medium-font-size\"><strong>Thank you to our additional sponsors:<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:17px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"216\" src=\"https:\/\/www.glmanoomin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/image-1-1024x216.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-99\" style=\"width:261px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.glmanoomin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/image-1-1024x216.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.glmanoomin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/image-1-300x63.png 300w, https:\/\/www.glmanoomin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/image-1-768x162.png 768w, https:\/\/www.glmanoomin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/image-1-1x1.png 1w, https:\/\/www.glmanoomin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/image-1.png 1171w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:17px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:22px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Contact:<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:17px\"><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-black-color\">If you have questions, please send us an<\/mark> <a style=\"color:#0073aa;text-decoration:underline\" href=\"mailto:chiara.zuccarino-crowe@noaa.gov\" data-type=\"mailto\" data-id=\"mailto:chiara.zuccarino-crowe@noaa.gov\">email<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:22px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We are grateful for the hospitality of our host, the Menominee Indian Tribe of Wisconsin, for welcoming us to their homelands. 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