The Ohio Department of Natural Resources recently auctioned off more than $50,000 worth of poached plants that they recovered from illegal possession, including close to 60 pounds of wild ginseng root ...

Wild American ginseng may be a small root, but it is the center of a big industry. The small wild root, which grows in the forest of many eastern states, has also caused quite a bit of trouble for the ...

The Ohio Department of Natural Resources Division of Wildlife is concluding a two-year investigation into illegally harvested and dealt ginseng. The operation involved the illegal trafficking of ...

The Ohio Department of Natural Resources recently auctioned$51,542 of ginseng and yellow root that was forfeited from illegal possession cases. That total came from 59.7 pounds of ginseng and 3.1 ...

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — It’s a small plant that is costing people in Ohio a lot of money and, in some cases, landing them in jail. The Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR) just spent years ...

This provided photo shows a 93-year-old American ginseng root, according to the Vermont Agency of Agriculture. Anson Tebbetts Vermont Agency of Agriculture A 93-year-old ginseng root found in the wild ...