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, and where. Combined with other observations from the community, this sort of information can be helpful for creating lists of species most likely to be found in a specific area, at a particular time of the year.
For instance. If you were interested in finding the most commonly found/photographed/identified species near Portland, OR in November and December, you could create a fairly simple search to find the answer here.
Here is an iNaturalist overview as well as a few tricks I learned
Get the data serious foragers use to find more mushrooms
Free members get soil conditions, the past week of rain, snow, smoke and historical burns. Pro unlocks the layers that help you narrow down exactly where to look.
- Newest burn years, managed burns & burn severity
- Tree species maps (22 species) & timber harvests
- Town & pass fruiting calendars with current conditions
- Offline map downloads in the iOS & Android apps
- 14- and 30-day rainfall windows
- Soil temperature & moisture at full zoom
