General Summit Information

Introduction
Conference program (text version): agenda, abstracts, bios and contact information
Notes from brainstorming session
Participant feedback
Program (pdf version)

Powerpoint presentations


Intro Pack Forest (Ettl)
Who harvests & why (Alexander)
Sawtooth Fire History (Mack)
Propagation (Barney)
Mt Baker Snoqualmie Project (Martin, Kinggeorge, Fuentes)
BC synthesis project (Keefer)
Stand Management (Barney)
PNW Huckleberry & Bilberry Association (Dell)
Kootenay Project (Hobby)
NTFP policy (Alexander)
Huckleberry Trust Walk (Motanic)

Summit 2007
Summit 2007

This is the site of the first annual

Big Huckleberry Summit



June 21, 2007

Scott Hall in Pack Forest, near Eatonville, Washington.

Bringing together tribes, agencies, horticultural professionals, and researchers to share knowledge about big huckleberry
(Vaccinium membranaceum)

  • Cultural value to indigenous peoples

  • Traditional Management Practices

  • Propagation of big huckleberry

  • Research results of field treatments to enhance production

  • Sustainable use in light of increasing harvest pressures

Sponsored by:

Mount Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest,
United States Geological Survey,
Muckleshoot Indian Tribe and
University of Washington
Department of Anthropology
Special thanks to Longhouse Media for filming the Summit!

Register now - space is limited! Registration Deadline
June 8, 2007

for more information contact
Joyce LeCompte-Mastenbrook: jklm@u.washington.edu

Poster Presentations

Propagation (McKechnie)
Eco-cultural restoration and monitoring (Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation)

Helfpul links

The Status of Huckleberries in Washington State, DNR Natural Heritage Summary Report
Washington State Harvest Regulations, summary
Washington State SHB 1909: "Huckleberry Bill", full text
A Social History of Wild Huckleberry Harvesting in the Pacific Northwest (Richards and Alexander)
NRCS VAME plant guide