As the seasons whines down in Montana and Idaho, the huckleberry season is going strong in parts Washington and Oregon. Wild Pacific Northwest: Huckleberries Oval-leaved Huckleberry, Vaccinium ovalifolium (photo by Ivan Phillipsen). Of all the plant species that produce edible berries in the Northwest – and there are quite a few – huckleberries have to […]
Huckleberry season here in Idaho/Montana is just about over, but from what I have been hearing on the web, it is in full swing in Oregon and northern California. Check out the post by Melissa Trainer who is …. Going Wild for Huckleberries in the Pacific Northwest If you are interested in gathering wild huckleberries […]
Huckleberry fields benefit from flames The Columbian SAWTOOTH HUCKLEBERRY FIELDS — On a blue-sky late September afternoon high in the Gifford Pinchot National Forest, firefighters from the Forest Service and the Yakama Tribe waited, drip torches in hand, for the state to give the go-ahead so they could set the woods on fire. When the […]
Huckleberries: The Treasure State’s berried treasure Great Falls Tribune “I’ve always said if you can stand the walking, the mosquitoes, the bears, the cougars and the bugs, you can pick huckleberries,” she said. “I just love it. … Where in Oregon can I find wild huckleberries? – Yahoo! Answers Preferably free for the pickin’ or […]
