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Natasia Wahlberg explains how berries must be picked to avoid harming the plant. Wahlberg, a Yupik orginally from Bethel, was picking "blackberries" known more widely as crowberries, near the top of Hatcher Pass to make eskimo icecream. The road over the pass is closed to vehicle traffic for winter starting Sept. 14 this year.
James Evans