Forest Service seeks feedback on Gifford Pinchot commercial huckleberry harvest

By: Henry Brannan

Outlets: The Columbian

Published: January 12, 2026

Words: 683

Last Updated: 2 weeks, 1 day ago

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The U.S. Forest Service announced a new public survey Wednesday to investigate the impacts of its 2025 ban on commercial huckleberry harvests in Gifford Pinchot National Forest.

“Hearing everyone’s perspective is helpful to make a balanced well-informed decision for the 2026 huckleberry season and into the future,” Amanda Kill, a spokesperson for the agency, said in a statement.

She said the survey results and conversations with “partners, interested parties, tribes (and the) wild foods industry” …

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