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Foraging Fungi in the National Forest

October 5, 2011 Erica M. Davis Leave a Comment

Shaggy mane soldiers popping out of the roadbed after a good rain.

Note: I wrote this article at the behest of a Forest Service representative; it is re-posted here, plus subtitles, with permission of the Summit Daily News, which ran it on October 1.   Just as collecting firewood from the national forest for home use requires a permit, so too … [Read more...]

edible, high altitude, mushrooms Colorado, foraging, fungi, mushroom, regulations, Rocky Mountains

Holy Puffballs, Batman!

August 13, 2010 Erica M. Davis 6 Comments

Beaver pond at 12,000 feet, home of our puffball discovery.

All this rain is making the mushrooms come out—a connection I never made before since I’m pretty much a beginner with edible fungi. So, when Gregg and I took a long, off trail hike above our house to an isolated beaver pond at 12,000 feet, crossing an above tree-line meadow to … [Read more...]

edible, high altitude Colorado, east coast, foraging, fungi, Maine, mushroom, puffball, Rocky Mountains

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