Aug. 1—Debbie Thompson and Carolyn Rust were dressed like huckleberry picking veterans. They wore hats and sunglasses and had plastic pails dangling from strings looped around their necks. Ideally, ...

Citing sustainability concerns, enforcement challenges and escalating conflicts among harvesters, Gifford Pinchot National Forest will not issue commercial huckleberry harvest permits this season. The ...

Someone holds two handfuls of huckleberries in the shape of a heart against a wood background - Charles Wollertz/Getty Images If asked what the first food you thought of when you thought of Idaho, you ...

Picking huckleberries with the intent to sell them is considered commercial gathering, which is illegal on the Idaho Panhandle National Forests, officials say. “In order to provide plentiful ...

You might be more likely to spot Sasquatch in the lowlands of the Pacific Northwest than a wild huckleberry picker. The once booming industry is all but gone despite the abundance of the berries, ...

She'd like to have designated huckleberry bushes near trails in Glacier – aside from the one near her office, her sites are more difficult to get to – that citizen scientists can help monitor. And ...