Susan Jim held each dark purple berry with the tips of her fingers. One by one, she picked off oval-shaped leaves stuck to some of the small fruits, as she sorted them into large silver bowls.

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 ...

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

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 ...

IDAHO FALLS — From Island Park to Montpelier and many spots in between, huckleberry season is in full swing in East Idaho and foragers say this year’s crop is one of the best they’ve ever seen.

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 ...

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, ...