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 ...

Finding a wild ginseng plant, Wisconsin’s state herb, can be an exhilarating experience, even if it’s not taken. The plant is rare; nonexistent in many habitats, except mesic woods. During season ...

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 ...

Across Appalachia, September marks the start of ginseng season, when thousands of people roam the hills searching for hard-to-reach patches of this highly prized plant. Many people know ginseng as an ...

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — They slink through the woods in camouflage and face paint, armed with tire irons, screwdrivers and hoes, seeking a plant that looks like a cross between a Virginia creeper and ...

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 ...

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 digging season for wild ginseng began Sept. 1, but before heading to the woods, diggers need to be aware of several things. Since wild American ginseng is a threatened species in Virginia, diggers ...

The Ohio Department of Natural Resources Division of Wildlife is concluding a two-year investigation into illegally harvested and dealt ginseng. The operation involved the illegal trafficking of ...