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Alaska Foraging Calendar America's largest and most remote foraging landscape. Blueberries, cloudberries, salmonberries, crowberries, and low-bush cranberries carpet the tundra; coastal areas yield beach greens, seaweed, and spruce tips.
126 edible species recorded here
Peak and shoulder ratings are rough guidance, not a schedule. Microclimate, elevation, and the year's weather can shift any species by weeks.
These pages are educational reference only. Never use them as your sole basis for deciding whether something is safe to eat. Always cross-reference a field guide, take a class, or go out with an experienced forager before harvesting anything.
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All Categories Mushrooms Wild Greens Berries Fruits Nuts Invasives
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
76 species at peak or shoulder in June
peak Berries American Black Currant Ribes americanum easy ▼
peak Wild Greens American Brooklime Veronica americana easy ▼
peak Wild Greens Arrowleaf Balsamroot Balsamorhiza sagittata easy ▼
peak Mushrooms Aspen Oyster Mushroom Pleurotus populinus expert ▼
peak Wild Greens Beach Greens Honckenya peploides easy ▼
peak Wild Greens Black Mustard Mutarda nigra easy invasive ▼
peak Wild Greens Broadleaf Plantain Plantago major easy ▼
peak Mushrooms Chicken of the Woods Laetiporus sulphureus easy ⚠ process ▼
peak Wild Greens Clover Trifolium spp. easy ▼
peak Berries Common Blackberry Rubus allegheniensis easy ▼
peak Wild Greens Common Mallow Malva neglecta easy ▼
peak Wild Greens Cow Parsnip Heracleum maximum expert ⚠ process ▼
peak Wild Greens Curly Dock Rumex crispus easy invasive ▼
peak Wild Greens False Solomon's Seal Maianthemum racemosum expert ▼
peak Berries Golden Currant Ribes aureum easy ▼
peak Wild Greens Goose Tongue Plantago maritima easy ▼
peak Wild Greens Ground Elder Aegopodium podagraria expert invasive ▼
peak Wild Greens Lamb's Quarters Chenopodium album easy ▼
peak Wild Greens Marsh Yellow Cress Rorippa palustris easy ▼
peak Wild Greens Narrowleaf Plantain Plantago lanceolata easy ▼
peak Fruits Oregon Crab Apple Malus fusca easy ▼
peak Berries Oregon Grape Berberis aquifolium easy ⚠ process ▼
peak Wild Greens Ostrich Fern Fiddlehead Matteuccia struthiopteris moderate ⚠ process protected ▼
peak Wild Greens Peppergrass Lepidium virginicum easy ▼
peak Wild Greens Perennial Peppergrass Lepidium latifolium easy invasive ▼
peak Mushrooms Pheasant Back Cerioporus squamosus easy ▼
peak Wild Greens Prickly Lettuce Lactuca serriola easy ▼
peak Wild Greens Prickly Pear Opuntia spp. easy ⚠ process ▼
peak Berries Salmonberry Rubus spectabilis easy ▼
peak Wild Greens Sea Rocket Cakile edentula easy ▼
peak Wild Greens Sheep Sorrel Rumex acetosella easy ▼
peak Wild Greens Shepherd's Purse Capsella bursa-pastoris easy ▼
peak Wild Greens Stinging Nettle Urtica dioica easy ⚠ process ▼
peak Wild Greens Thistle Cirsium spp. easy ▼
peak Wild Greens Watercress Nasturtium officinale expert ▼
peak Berries White Mulberry Morus alba easy invasive ▼
peak Wild Greens Wild Asparagus Asparagus officinalis easy invasive ▼
peak Wild Greens Wild Chives Allium schoenoprasum expert ▼
peak Wild Greens Wild Rose Rosa spp. easy ▼
peak Berries Wood Strawberry Fragaria vesca easy ▼
shoulder Nuts Beaked Hazelnut Corylus cornuta easy ▼
shoulder Berries Bilberry Vaccinium myrtillus expert ▼
shoulder Wild Greens Biscuitroot Lomatium spp. expert ▼
shoulder Berries Black Raspberry Rubus occidentalis easy ▼
shoulder Wild Greens Broadleaf Dock Rumex obtusifolius easy ▼
shoulder Wild Greens Cattail Typha latifolia moderate ▼
shoulder Wild Greens Chicory Cichorium intybus easy ▼
shoulder Wild Greens Cleavers Galium aparine easy ▼
shoulder Wild Greens Common Chickweed Stellaria media easy ▼
shoulder Fruits Common Fig Ficus carica easy ▼
shoulder Wild Greens Common Sow Thistle Sonchus oleraceus easy invasive ▼
shoulder Berries Crowberry Empetrum nigrum expert ▼
shoulder Wild Greens Dandelion Taraxacum officinale easy ▼
shoulder Wild Greens Day Lily Hemerocallis fulva moderate ⚠ process ▼
shoulder Wild Greens European Sea Rocket Cakile maritima easy invasive ▼
shoulder Fruits Feral Pear Pyrus communis easy ▼
shoulder Wild Greens Field Mustard Brassica rapa easy invasive ▼
shoulder Wild Greens Fireweed Chamaenerion angustifolium easy ▼
shoulder Wild Greens Glasswort Salicornia spp. easy ▼
shoulder Mushrooms Golden Chanterelle Cantharellus cibarius easy ▼
shoulder Wild Greens Greenbrier Smilax spp. easy ▼
shoulder Wild Greens Japanese Knotweed Reynoutria japonica easy ⚠ process invasive ▼
shoulder Berries Mountain Huckleberry Vaccinium membranaceum expert ▼
shoulder Wild Greens Nodding Onion Allium cernuum expert ▼
shoulder Berries Pin Cherry Prunus pensylvanica moderate ⚠ process ▼
shoulder Nuts Pine Seeds Pinus spp. easy ▼
shoulder Wild Greens Prostrate Knotweed Polygonum aviculare easy ▼
shoulder Wild Greens Redroot Amaranth Amaranthus retroflexus easy ▼
shoulder Berries Saskatoon / Western Serviceberry Amelanchier alnifolia moderate ▼
shoulder Wild Greens Siberian Miner's Lettuce Claytonia sibirica easy invasive ▼
shoulder Mushrooms Summer Oyster Mushroom Pleurotus pulmonarius expert ▼
shoulder Mushrooms The Prince Agaricus augustus expert ▼
shoulder Wild Greens Violet Leaves Viola spp. easy ▼
shoulder Wild Greens Wild Onion Allium spp. expert ▼
shoulder Berries Wild Strawberry Fragaria virginiana easy ▼
shoulder Wild Greens Wood Sorrel Oxalis spp. easy ▼
Monthly alerts
Get a heads-up for Alaska On the first of each month we will email you what is coming into season in this ecoregion, plus what is about to go out of season. Optionally add species to a watch list and we will highlight them at the top of every email.
