Intro to west coast mushrooms
A recording from the Dec 1 Intro to Mushrooms talk
Elementary Mushrooms v1.1
This is a simplified talk on some interesting mushrooms we can find around the Pacific Northwest....
More Interesting Mushrooms (Recorded)
Here is a recording from a 1-hour members-only webinar originally hosted on Friday Nov 27 @ 10am. Recording Here...
South Fork Skokomish – Olympics
In past years my mushroom season ended by early November. I simply didn’t realize how far into the fall mushrooms continued to fruit. November is the time to stick to low elevation areas like river valleys and coastal areas. I wanted to make a run for coastal Olympic Peninsula but the drive was a little…...
Intro to PNW Mushrooms (captioned)
This is my latest Intro to PNW Mushrooms talk from Nov 13. I did not have my normal setup and the virtual green video is not quite as crisp. For a better visual experience, consider watching an earlier video (currently) pinned to the top of the blog area. This one IS captiontioned however so that…...
Lepiota and Galerina Marginata
You find a mushroom and notice two key features on the underside of the cap. The gills are white, and they are detached from the stem. Surprisingly this is enough to significantly narrow the possibilities of this mushroom’s identity...
Popular November Mushrooms – PNW
As the soil temperature continues to drop towards freezing at the higher elevations, we see fruiting across the region beginning to slow. Still there is plenty of fungal activity out there but we find that it’s the low elevation areas that are showing the most activity. This is part of a 2-part series exploring what…...
Documents, Presentations, and Guides
I have gathered a bunch of docs from my various presentations . . .
My Digital Toolkit
This is a summary of some of my favorite apps that I use when searching for mushrooms. It includes an overview on GaiaGPS, maps.me, iNaturalist (again), and even my photos app....
Working with iNaturalist
Most of you know how much I love iNaturalist. It is an excellent way to learn more about all types of life around us including fungi. I photograph most of the interesting mushrooms I find on my walks and then upload them to iNat. This helps me to keep track of what I have found,…...