Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Huckleberries are shrubs in the heath family, and are closely related to blueberries and cranberries. There are two main types of ...

Q: Will evergreen huckleberry grow in central Maryland? Is it as picky as blueberry in terms of needing special soil conditions? There are a few species that bear the name “huckleberry.” Some are in ...

As we head into fall, we start to hear all about pumpkin spice in everything from candles to cupcakes to milkshakes. But let’s not get too far ahead of ourselves, because in Idaho it’s still ...

A series of sweet and flavorful varieties native to the Pacific Northwest, Western huckleberries are becoming increasingly difficult to come by. Ranging from British Columbia to western Montana, they ...

Maryland's little box huckleberry is one of the rarest plants in the state. It is also "a very charismatic plant," to quote Virginia scientist Phil Sheridan, who has become so entranced by its plight ...

SANDPOINT, Idaho — They call it purple gold, and people will lug heavy buckets and compete with bears to get some. Huckleberries only grow in the wild, and picking them has long fueled an underground ...

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.

It’s huckleberry season in the Inland Northwest, and pickers are staking their territory. “You can take the huckleberry out of the mountains,” wrote Asta Bowen in her 1998 handbook, The Huckleberry ...