“Is This a Morel?” A free photo quiz to sharpen your morel identification skills before you hit the woods Morel season is approaching, and every year we see the same questions in foraging groups: “Is this a morel?” Sometimes it is. Sometimes it’s a Verpa. And sometimes it’s a Gyromitra — which can make you…
New on Forayz: Forest Types Layer See where your target mushroom habitats grow across the Pacific Northwest If you’ve ever stared at a topo map wondering whether that mountainside is old-growth Doug fir or logged-over alder, we just made your life easier. Forayz now includes a Forest Types layer that maps ten distinct forest habitats…
2026 Morel Maps Burn perimeters, soil temperature, and snow cover for morel hunting in Washington, Oregon, and the western US Morel season in the Pacific Northwest runs from March through July, depending on elevation and whether you’re hunting landscape morels or burn morels. The hard part isn’t finding morels once you’re in the right spot…
A guide to some of the most popular foraged mushrooms in the Pacific Northwest and suggestions on how to find them
Welcome to the 2026 season at Salish Mushrooms! Below are upcoming classes, tours, and forays. Contact Jeremy directly to schedule a private or small-group session, or browse the options below. Spring Mushroom Tours (Morels) — April through June 2026 Guided mushroom tours in the Mt. Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest. We’ll focus on morels and spring species…
2 mushroom class options posted for March including a 4-week Tuesday night course, and a single Saturday afternoon class
Learning mushrooms takes time, repetition, and interaction. The best place to learn mushrooms is in the field where you can touch, manipulate, and explore while being bathed in all the great feelings of being in the forest. Unfortunately seasonality and other busy lives makes it impractical to do all of your learning in the forest….
Springtime is quickly approaching and we’re already seeing a few morels showing up around the region. While the mountains are still frozen, this is an excellent time to start looking at morel spots for 2026. The Forayz app includes past burns that can easily be filtered by year so that you can focus on just…
Using a navigation app while mushroom foraging is a great way to track where you have been, choose where you want to go, and help you get back to your vehicle safely. Here are some of the apps that I use. Google Maps – Driving Directions, and terrain/satellite views while online Maps.me – Free, lightweight…
The morel community often talks about the “Rule of 100” for estimating good environmental conditions for morel-fruiting. The rule of 100 states that morels are likely to start fruiting once the Low + High temp equals 100F. Another way to say this is when the average daily temperature is 50F. For example once the daily…
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