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 ...

CC0 Usage Conditions ApplyClick for more information. Despite the many threats to wild American ginseng (Panax quinquefolius) growing on the steep forested slopes of West Virginia, the people who know ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Highly valued in the Far East as an aphrodisiac, ginseng had a different effect today on Charles Kennedy: 15 days in jail for illegally harvesting the wild plant. Kennedy received the term after ...