The Fate of the American Wild Ginseng
The collecting of ginseng root is a mountain tradition, but American Wild Ginseng is now often found only on private, state, or federally protected lands. When people take advantage of that protected status in order to make money, it's called poaching. The American Wild Ginseng is in danger of disappearing from the wild because of poaching. Chrissy Keuper attempts to discern the fate of the plant... 
Posted by mpowell7 at August 22, 2008 07:46 AM
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