Foraging!

The New York Times ran an interesting article about the impact of foraging hikers on our national lands. We took a hike a few years ago in a fire-affected part of the Eldorade NF and were amazed by the number of foragers--some carrying a shopping bag full of morels. We managed to hike past them a few miles and camp in solitude.

It would be interesting to have someone study and/or compare the effects of this kind of activity in the national forests, compared to the oraging done by Native Americans before Europeans arrived.

https://www.yahoo.com/news/foraging-public-lands-becoming-more-171241757.html?.tsrc=daily_mail&segment_id=DY_GOLDLIST_TEST&ncid=crm_19908-1202929-20240612-0&bt_user_id=B3403FcatgSWQXrJdfWyqJrrWDilAms1rS3ZGIpTg%2FDOVEj2VlL%2FlCoekGtH666s&bt_ts=1718187820505