The International Wild Huckleberry Association was contacted about a new Huckleberry Harvest Study on the Mt. Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest.
Joyce Mastenbrook, Doctoral Candidate, Environmental Anthropology at the University of Washington Department of Anthropology, sent the following email :
I am the principal investigator of a study of big huckleberry (Vaccinium membranaceum) harvesting practices, abundance and accessibility on the Mt.Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest during the 2012 harvest season (which is coming right up!). The goal of the study is to better understand the social, economic, and cultural significance of big huckleberry to the people who pick and harvest them, as well as barriers to harvesting on the Forest. Upcoming planning on the Forest, including the development of a new Forest Plan, as well as planning for further road decommissioning, has the potential to impact productivity of big huckleberry meadows as well as access to them. We hope that the results of this study will ensure that big huckleberry and the people who pick and harvest them are taken into account in planning processes.
People who pick or harvest big huckleberry on the Mt. Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest are encouraged to participated by taking a 10-minute survey which is available online, and/or participating in an in-depth interview about their harvesting experiences on the Forest.
For more information, CLICK HERE.
We will post a follow up later on in the year.
