Intro to Mushrooms Series – The Basics
Here is a replay from our Jan 4 class covering just the basics
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January Intro Series
Members may join us every Tuesday in January for discussions on some beginning topics. Wednesdays we cover a variety of other items that might be more interesting for those who are already familiar with the basics. Check Blog and Calendar for recorded replays Field trips starting in April-May
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Private Mushroom Class
Seattle Mushroom Class Join me for private or small group mushroom classes. We talk about how to identify edible mushrooms, tips for finding mushrooms near Seattle, how they work with the rest of the ecosystem, and even the basics of growing mushrooms. Please ask about different times or personalized classes View On Airbnb Please…
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Conversation with Michael Beug
I spoke with Michael Beug author of the recently published mushroom identification book Mushrooms of Cascadia. We discussed how to use this ‘illustrated key’, and how it compliments other popular guides like Mushrooms of the Redwood Coast and the MycoMatch app. Michael has a long history with mushrooms in the northwest. If you might want…
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Late Summer Recap
Here is a brief summary of the my summer mushrooming. You can see additional photos and locations here on iNaturalist. Summer Wrap Up On average, the Seattle area will receive about 2in of rain over the summer. This year, the region received just 10% of that.The key to finding mushrooms in the summer is to…
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Season Kickoff 2021
It looks like fall mushroom season is fast approaching. With a wider variety of mushrooms already showing up in the forests and over an inch of rain forecasted in the Seattle area by the end of the week, we could be in for a slightly earlier start than we have seen in the past few…
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Darrington
Mid June in Darrington, WA 8 Mile Creek (48.15681, -121.60915)June 18 2021 Dry. Hit snow just above Three O’clock Rock. Huckleberry Mountain (48.26901, -121.34937)June 19 Moderate mushroom activity but the active band was pretty narrow; maybe 3500-4500′ over the weekend. Snow at 4800′. A morel, gyromitra, sarcosphaera, cortinarius, and amanitas. Thimbleberries, coralroot. grouse. NF-27 Rat…
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Morel Guide – Members
Recently Julia and I completed our first version of this PNW Morel Guide. This was made possible my your support and I think we have made a really useful contribution to the PNW mushroom community. I would love to hear your feedback as we will certainly be making revisions to this in the future. Download…
