Huckleberries are shrubs in the heath family, and are closely related to blueberries and cranberries. There are two main types of huckleberry bushes. Huckleberries in the Gaylussacia group, or genus, ...

A few miles in, I noticed a pattern: lots of huckleberry bushes, very few huckleberries. I had started my hike up Huckleberry Mountain, one of many peaks in the Salmon-Huckleberry Wilderness of the Mt ...

Huckleberries in the Cascade Range. MOSCOW, Idaho — Huckleberry seedlings always sell out whenever the University of Idaho’s Pitkin Forest Nursery has them for sale. “Demand for huckleberry seedlings ...

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, ...

COEUR D'ALENE, Idaho — As huckleberries begin to ripen on the Idaho Panhandle, the Idaho Panhandle National Forests shares tips for foraging Idaho’s state fruit legally, courteously and safely. Forage ...

Joe Culbreth admits he's been out "huckleberryin'" only once in the past decade. Back in the day, he'd set lofty goals to harvest at least 10 gallons each summer, scouring the North Idaho ...

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, ...

Huckleberry culture is, without question, huge in the Pacific Northwest. Come summer, restaurants and gift shops from the San Juan Islands to Western Montana go all in on the craze, with tourist-aimed ...

SPOKANE, Wash. - Huckleberries are blooming across the Inland Northwest, a sweet treat for both people and bears alike. "Huckleberries are one of the big food sources for bears so that's what we would ...

MOSCOW, Idaho — Huckleberry seedlings always sell out whenever the University of Idaho’s Pitkin Forest Nursery has them for sale. “Demand for huckleberry seedlings is skyrocketing,” nursery director ...