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Intro to PNW Mushrooms (Repost)
This is a repost of an Intro to PNW Mushrooms recording from Feb 1. I am hosting another in the coming weeks but wanted to make sure everyone was able to find this easily.
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Winter mushrooms around Puget Sound
Winter in the Puget Sound area offers a surprisingly abundant mushroom season, thanks to the region’s mild climate, which extends the autumn fungal activity well into December and beyond. Foragers can still find sought-after edible mushrooms like hedgehogs (Hydnum spp.), matsutake (Tricholoma murillianum complex), and Pacific golden chanterelles (Cantharellus formosus). Beyond these culinary delights, the…
Pacific Northwest Trees
Finding specific tree species in Washington and Oregon Finding specific mushrooms can require finding specific trees. Mushrooms like chanterelles, boletes, hedgehogs, at matsutake all depend on intimate connections with certain tree species. When you browse a mushroom guide you will often find these trees listed in the Habitat section. Learning about the environment a specific…
Schneider Springs Burn
Overview One of the best places to search for morels is 1 year-old burn areas. This large 2021 burn is 20 miles west of Naches, WA. In the past week or two, low elevation areas around the burn finally started to fruit. Members are invited to meet up in the area this weekend (May 21-22)…
