Step into the forest with me, dear traveler. I am the princess of these berry-bright woods, and I must tell you a secret ...

This story was originally featured on Field & Stream. Wild berries are a great introduction to foraging. Do you know about foraging? According to the latest research, many of the fruits and vegetables ...

If you plan to pick more than three gallons of any berry in any national forest, you’ll need a permit. o Cost: $40 for a 14-day permit; $75 for a season permit o Limit: Without a permit, up to three ...

Fall has arrived, but gardening season is far from over. We’re still getting plenty of questions to Ask an Expert, an online question-and-answer tool from Oregon State University’s Extension Service.

Haley Mast is a freelance writer, fact-checker, and small organic farmer in the Columbia River Gorge. She enjoys gardening, reporting on environmental topics, and spending her time outside ...

Is that fungus growing on a downed tree along your favorite hiking path the delectable Chicken of the Woods mushroom or one of several toxic look-alikes? The answer, according to the Pennsylvania ...

There’s nothing like wandering through a Washington state forest on a beautiful summer day in search of ripe, wild berries. Wild berry picking is the stuff of childhood memories for many ...

Not long ago, we were talking to someone whose pyracantha bush attracted cedar waxwings, colorful, sociable birds who dropped in regularly to gorge on the berries. She enjoyed the spectacle but ...

Whether sprouting up through a sidewalk crack in the city or growing along a shady mountain stream, wild foods (including mushrooms) abound in Colorado in the summer. Learning your local wild foods is ...