acrylic on brick, 18’ x 10’

created 2021

The Lincoln Park Neighborhood in Duluth, MN is a former industrial part of the city, which sits directly on the St. Louis River estuary. I had the great opportunity to spend days with researchers at Fond Du Lac Natural Resources, the MN Pollution Control Agency, and WI-DNR touring the estuary to learn about efforts to restore more than 250 acres of wild rice to the estuary which have been lost due to industry, pollution, and water level disruption. Located at 2010 W Superior St. Duluth, MN 55806 on the back side of the building.

acrylic on brick, 18’ x 10’

created 2021

After speaking with the Wisconsin DNR and the MN Pollution Control Agency, I decided to focus on the conflict between wild rice restoration efforts and browsing geese. One of the efforts employed by scientists was to create a wall of cat-tails around newly planted rice to protect it from browsing geese. Located at 2010 W Superior St. Duluth, MN 55806 on the back side of the building.

acrylic on brick, 18’ x 10’

created 2021

Located at 2010 W Superior St. Duluth, MN 55806 on the back side of the building.

acrylic on brick, 18’ x 10’

created 2021

The mural celebration happened on October 15th, 2021 and special guest Thomas Howes, manager at Fond Du Lac Natural Resources gave a presentation about some of the restoration efforts as well as the cultural significance of wild rice/manoomin to Ojibwe people in our area.

Adam Swanson is a fiscal year 2021 recipient of a Creative Support for Individuals grant from the Minnesota State Arts Board. This activity is made possible by the voters of Minnesota through a grant from the Minnesota State Arts Board, thanks to a legislative appropriation from the arts and cultural heritage fund.