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 ...

MONROE COUNTY, Ind.– Two boaters are facing charges after police say illegal ginseng was found in their boat. On June 4, Indiana conservation officers stopped a canoe on Lake Monroe for appearing to ...

The digging season for wild ginseng begins 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 ...

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 ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. LA SALLE, IL (AP) – Conservation police in ...

INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) — The Indiana Department of Natural Resources is reminding residents not to dig for ginseng out of season — and not to trade it for drugs, either. Conservation officers have dealt ...

Forgive Steve Kloster if he feels a sensation of de ja vu when discussing ginseng. The chief ranger at the Great Smoky Mountains National Park has been repeating himself about the poached plant for ...

HUNTINGTON -- Ginseng digging season runs Tuesday, Sept. 1, through Monday, Nov. 30, according to a release from the West Virginia Division of Forestry. Ginseng plants only can be dug if it is five ...