A Social History of Wild Huckleberry Harvesting in the Pacific Northwest

Rebecca T. Richards and Susan J. Alexander

No 415931, USDA Miscellaneous from United States Department of Agriculture

Abstract: Once gathered only for subsistence and cultural purposes, wild huckleberries are now also harvested commercially. Drawing on archival research as well as harvester and producer interview and survey data, an inventory of North American wild huckleberry plant genera is presented, and the wild huckleberry harvesting patterns of early Native Americans and nonindigenous settlers are described. The social, technological, and environmental changes that gave rise to the commercial industry in the Pacific Northwest by the 1920s and the industry’s demise after World War II are explained. The resurgence of the commercial wild huckleberry industry in the mid-1980s and national forest management issues related to the industry are presented as are possible strategies that land managers could develop to ensure wild huckleberry, wildlife, and cultural sustainability.

Keywords: Demand and Price Analysis; Labor and Human Capital; Marketing; Research and Development/Tech Change/Emerging Technologies; Resource/Energy Economics and Policy (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 124
Date: 2006-02
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DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.415931

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