ginseng hunt

Eric Burkhart is a doctoral candidate in the School of Forest Resources and principal investigator with the Pennsylvania ginseng study. Burkhart and his advisor, Dr. Michael Jacobson, initiated the study in 2002-03 and Burkhart has been leading up data collection ever since. The study will wrap up in 2006, at which time Burkhart will begin compiling and analyzing the information for papers, reports and extension bulletins. The work by Burkhart and Jacobson has been supported financially by the PA Department of Conservation and Natural Resources, the agency responsible for overseeing ginseng commerce and management in the state.

Photo by Melissa Beattie-Moss