After the bumper crop of huckleberries last season, folk are wondering about this year’s huckleberry forecast. Here is one researcher’s perspective on the Glacier National Park huckleberries: WEST GLACIER – Tabitha Graves can’t say this will be a bad year for huckleberries, even Huckleberry forecast from Montana though four of the five sites she is […]
If you do your research, you can find references to the huckleberry back as far as the 17th century. In the article, Huckleberries – History of Huckleberries, I found the following information: Evidence has been found the the huckleberry actually got its name from a simple mistake. Early American colonist, upon encountering the native American […]
Frequently, we receive inquires as to the safety of using rakes to pick huckleberries. Over the years, we have responded to comments with the facts about the issue. Last week, we received the following comment from Valerie: “How rude! When you use the rake you are not telling rakers they are killing the bush.” Thank […]
Looking for huckleberries in north Idaho? Coeur d Alene is a famous resort town, known for its fine dining, beautiful lake Coeur d Alene and it’s beaches, and HUCKLEBERRIES! But, of course, you won’t find any huckleberries to pick this time of the year! But, the Guide to North Idaho has a listing of […]
Pinterest is newer to the internet than our Wild Huckleberry website. Despite that, numerous huckleberry sites and Pinterest boards have cropped up since then and share some wonderful recipes. Over the last several months, we have liked a few Pinterest pages on huckleberries that are very interesting. But, first, before I share what I found, […]
Announcing the Huckleberry Festival in Mount Hood, Oregon. According to Janet Eastman, writer for the Oregonian …. Huckleberry Festival Mt. Hood Huckleberry Festival and Barlow Trail Days has live music, storytellers, historical tours, a watermelon launch and other activities, exhibits, food and retail vendors, fresh wild huckleberries and huckleberry-filled treats. 8 a.m.-10 p.m. Fri-Sat, 8 […]
Whortleberry, dewberry, bilberry, blueberry; mountain-this or thin-leaved-that; big or blue or dwarf or globe, the huckleberry goes by many names. It grows wild and only wild, in the remote areas of American’s inland Northwest from Oregon to Alaska, the Pacific Ocean to the Continental Divide. The huckleberry is a living exhibit of the colors purple […]
Dr. Dan Barney, in conjuction with the University of Idaho Cooperativwe Extension Service, has written a booklet on growing huckleberries. In Growing Western Huckleberries author Danny L. Barney, horiculturist and superintendent of the University of Idaho Sandpoint Reseach & Extension Center, shares the wisdom he has assumulated in 12 years at the forefornt of work […]
The Pacific Northwest Research Station in Corvallis, Oregon with help from the University of Montana in Missoula has put together a book titled A Social History of Wild Huckleberry Harvesting in the Pacific Northwest. The booklet is loaded with information on the history and uses of huckleberries. If you would like to download a pdf […]
