Forest Service seeks feedback on Gifford Pinchot commercial huckleberry harvest

Forest Service seeks feedback on Gifford Pinchot commercial huckleberry harvest

The U.S. Forest Service announced a new public survey Wednesday to investigate the impacts of its 2025 ban on commercial huckleberry harvests in Gifford Pinchot National Forest. Read more...

U.S. Forest Service asks for feedback on huckleberry picking in the Gifford Pinchot

THE GORGE — Huckleberries hold significant cultural and economic importance to tribes, local communities, businesses, and personal use gatherers. In the early 2000s, permitted commercial huckleberry harvesting began on the Gifford Pinchot National Forest (GPNF), with harvests ranging from 50,000…