Residents pick low bush cranberries, which are high in vitamin C, during August and September. High bush cranberries grow near cottonwood trees. They start growing in late July and early August, and they die when the first frost comes. High bush cranberries grow from 1 to 3 feet off the ground. The berry is a pinkish red color, and residents use them to make cranberry juice and jelly.
Salmonberries are reddish-orange and look like orange raspberries.
Growing near marshy, swampy areas salmonberries flourish in Igiugig. Before coming a berry, white flowers bloom. These berries are commonly picked in July. Salmonberries picked early are crunch and are more red than orange. Berries picked late are almost all orange and are soft and mushy.