This coverage is made possible through a partnership between BPR and Grist, a nonprofit environmental media organization. The ban on ginseng harvesting in the Nantahala and Pisgah National Forests ...

There's a different type of season in Indiana that began Sept. 1 and runs through the end of the year. Participants don't have to carry a firearm, muzzleloader or bow and arrow; instead, all that's ...

The digging season for wild ginseng began Sept. 1, but before heading to the woods, diggers need to be aware of laws protecting this valued plant. Since wild American ginseng is a threatened species ...

The Ohio Department of Natural Resources recently auctioned$51,542 of ginseng and yellow root that was forfeited from illegal possession cases. That total came from 59.7 pounds of ginseng and 3.1 ...

Sep. 9—Wild ginseng has been an ingredient in Appalachian culture, as well as medicinal folklore, for generations. Ginseng season runs through Nov. 30. West Virginia 'seng diggers have been looking to ...

Ginseng harvest season in the Commonwealth begins on Sept. 1. American ginseng, which grows wild in Virginia’s forests, is listed as a threatened species under Virginia’s Endangered Plant and Insect ...

Digging for wild ginseng pays: It sells for thousands of dollars in overseas markets. But it is illegal to take ginseng from national parks, where authorities are working to thwart poachers. They come ...

Mary Catherine Brooks, The Register-Herald, Beckley, W.Va. Sep. 9—Wild ginseng has been an ingredient in Appalachian culture, as well as medicinal folklore, for generations. Ginseng season runs ...