Uploaded February 2023 | Updated September 2026, 3 days ago
On the rolling Saskatchewan prairie, about 70 miles east of the city of Saskatoon, sits a pleasant community of 6000 people named Humboldt. It was here that in the late 1970’s and early 1980’s, a remarkable scientist conducted an equally remarkable experiment, the results of which have impacted many communities around the world. Dr. G. Lakshman, a researcher at the Saskatchewan Research Council in the 1970’s and 80’s, conducted a series of studies funded by the Government of Saskatchewan and Ducks Unlimited. Lakshman’s team made some stunning discoveries regarding two very humble plants, the cattail and the bulrush.
On the rolling Saskatchewan prairie, about 70 miles east of the city of Saskatoon, sits a pleasant community of 6000 people named Humboldt. It was here that in the late 1970’s and early 1980’s, a remarkable scientist conducted an equally remarkable experiment, the results of which have impacted many communities around the world. Dr. G. Lakshman, a researcher at the Saskatchewan Research Council in the 1970’s and 80’s, conducted a series of studies funded by the Government of Saskatchewan and Ducks Unlimited. Lakshman’s team made some stunning discoveries regarding two very humble plants, the cattail and the bulrush.
