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List of poisonous mushrooms
*cover photo by Jason Hollinger CC-BY This started as a page that listed poisonous mushrooms in our region however ‘poisonous’ is loosely defined, and this could be an enormous list with scientific names and few useful photos. There are well over 1000 mushroom species in our region and identifying many of them correctly can be…
Where’d we come from, Where’d we go?
May 6 – started from Cal/Mx border at Campo, CA June 21 – left the PCT from Walker Pass near Tehachapi Jun 21-27 – spent 6 days in Sacramento Jun 27 – Back in trail at Donner Pass near Truckee/Reno (trail mile 1154 – our mile~650) Jun 27-Jul 6 Donner Pass to Quincy (115 miles)…
A brief overview of iNaturalist
One can learn a lot about mushrooms and all other forms of life in a particular area through some simple searching using iNaturalist. I use it to upload my mushroom observations and at this point I have logged over 2000 in just the PNW. Here is a video outlining some of my favorite uses of…
January Mushrooms in the Pacific Northwest
The following is a selection of mushrooms found in our region in January. Some have very specific habitats and might only be found in a small part of the region. Cat’s Tongue Pseudohydnum gelatinosum Considered a species ‘complex’, which includes multiple closely related species that can be difficult to separate visually. Chanterelle Cantharellus Chanterelles can…
Intro to west coast mushrooms
A recording from the Dec 1 Intro to Mushrooms talk