Wow. I guess I was wrong about what might happen after a big rain, at least here in the East Bay. Not much going on out in them oak woodlands. I found a...
I am giving the presentation "Mushrooms of Mexico" in the Redwood City Library tonight! It's the "Main Downtown Library" 1044 Middlefield Road Redwood City, CA...
I have a story, and questions. Last night I ate the following around 8pm: hedgehogs,yellowfoot and some black trumpets(first time eating them) rice, heart of...
BAMS member Dorris Welch and I spent a lovely day on the Coast, hunting mushrooms for the upcoming Oakland Fungus Fair. What a difference a month makes. From...
Another great job by Michael Beug, the NAMA Toxicology Chair and the tireless compiler of this report. Below is his summary; he has asked that the rest of the...
Hey Guys, Well, I gotta admit that there were more people than fungi at our walk in Livermore yesterday...way more. We had a huge crowd of 53 folks show up,...
To the person who was sick w/ vomiting,etc after ingesting mushrooms: I don't have a definitive answerv re. the differences between norovirus, mushroom...
Has anyone been misdiagnosed for mushroom poisoning, when it was the norovirus? just curious, thanks Best Regards, Jack C. Johnson* * [Non-text portions of...
This appeared in today's paper about a family of three that were lost near Gold Beach, Oregon for 6 days looking for hedgehogs. There are many lessons to be...
Hi Gang, Well, there may not be too many mushrooms in the field, but it will certainly be a gorgeous day to walk around in this under-utilized East Bay Park....
I was looking at the snow at elevations (low this year) in the Sierras and was wondering if anyone has heard anything of the morel season this year? Any morels...
East Bay Hills Oak Canyons.....I am not seeing the usual variety like wet years but I went out on Wednesday and came home with over three plus pounds of...
I am posting these here on the group chat, however I think I have to load them on the website. Please correct me if I am wrong. Cantharellus Tubaeformis,...
I have some good news from the National Forests along the Oregon Coast - They no longer require permits for personal mushroom collecting. I went to apply for...
Hi All It's my first mushroom-hunting season and I've been pretty lucky so far; mostly at Salt Point. As I continue to look for other spots closer to home, I...
I don't know a lot of latin terminology yet regarding fungus, so thanks for the patience on my inarticulateness. Best Regards, Jack C. Johnson* Jack's Diving* ...
Hello All, Has anyone been to Tomales bay lately? Do you know if there are any mushrooms up or is too dry? I went along Lands End in SF and it was super...
It was no big surprise when Else Vellinga and John Lennie came back from the field last weekend carrying some spectacular but dimunitive fungi: Arrhenia...
Hi Gang, Below are some very interesting comments, posted here with permission, by a well-respected Swedish mycologist by the name of Irene Andersson (also a...
Hi everyone, We're organizing a group to go to Sacramento and speak up on behalf of state parks, and better policy on mushroom collecting. Please register,...
With a little poetic license, to repair the tarnished reputation of a dear humble friend who may have stumbled from the true path of rightous truthiness(ala...
This fun event at Sycamore Grove/Veterans Park has grown every year. With the creek and Sycamore trees, it's an unusual habitat. And we always find...
There was also Astreas pteridis and another Geastrum species that are not listed. What does the Asterisk after several items mean? Phalluscybe Hugh Smith...
Hi all, We finished processing a few G. montana samples collected last year from Yosemite and am happy to report there was NOT A DROP of gyromitrin in them. We...
Hi Gang, We had a great time, great weather and good collecting up at the Albion Field Station this past weekend. Ironically for a taxonomic foray, it was the...
Since my posting of prices in regards prices that mushroom buyers are paying in Fort Bragg, I have discovered that the source I was relying on for this...
