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 ...

RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC) — Ginseng harvest season in Virginia begins on Sept. 1. For those interested in collecting this valued plant, there’s several regulations to be aware of — because violating them ...

Bobby Hagerman, 16, of Turkey Creek happened upon what is a difficult plant to find — a wild, 12-prong ginseng plant. “It’s ve-ry unusual, but not unheard of,” said Bob Mc-Bride, assistant district ...

Ginseng harvest season has arrived in the Commonwealth, but harvesters should beware as there are laws in place to protect the plant. The Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services ...

ASHEVILLE, N.C. (AP) — Broke and down on his luck, Billy Joe Hurley turned to the only way he knew how to make a living: poaching ginseng. But after his latest in a long string of arrests, federal ...

MISSOURI (KFVS) - The Missouri Department of Conservation is reminding people that digging ginseng roots or other wild plants on conservation land are illegal. The MDC recently posted on Facebook that ...

Laura Moss is a journalist with more than 15 years of experience writing about science, nature, culture, and the environment. Autumn's arrival ushers in crisp weather, colorful foliage and, in many ...

It’s an endangered herb, routinely yanked from Pennsylvania’s forest floors due to a soaring demand in Asia, but the impact of ginseng production on the plant’s wild populations has been something of ...

Far below the 4,236-pound peak in 1990, ginseng hunters in Pennsylvania more recently harvest a thousand pounds or less per year in a season legally restricted to Sept. 1 to Nov. 30. Properly handled, ...

Take an ordinary root. Endow it with restorative capacities and a pungent flavor a bit like sarsaparilla or anise. Make it elusive to capture, and you've got a commodity worthy of myth—and, in the ...