Russulas today: mariae, ochroleucoides, variata and compacta. Amanitas today: aestivalis, rubescens, rubescens var. alba, the yellow smallish A. jacksonii...
I went out to Knox Lake and Mochican with Dick on Wednesday the following is a ssp. list from Dick; Amanita brunnescens var. pallida A. brumnescens var....
Amanita parcivolvata and Boletus atkinsonii were new for the season along with Lactarius hygrophoroides. The giant polypore Meripilus sumstinei is fruiting as...
I have been finding a lot of Smooth Chanterelles. So far I have eaten Chanterelle Pilaf, Chanterelle stuffed Zucchini, Chanterelle cream soup and Chanterelles...
Got Leccinum rugosiceps today which is infrequent to rare in Northern Ohio in my experience. It was under pin oak. Also finding lots of smooth chanterelles...
I found a lot of smooth chanterelles over the weekend. If you have not ordered you free copy of Ecology and Management of Commercially Harvested Chanterelle...
Highlight was a bear with 2 cubs who came up behind me while I was photographing some Russulas. Fungi included several Boletus edulis. Chanterelles (C....
The fungi have been slow to get going but the next 10 days look excellent. Some one should call a mini foray. I am too busy but this a great opportunity....
Do to the Cook Forest program being canceled I made a new plan for myself and anyone who may be interested. I'll be staying at Raccoon Creek State Park which...
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I can't attend although I am pretty familiar with the park. Keep in mind that there is a no pick rule in Pa. state parks unless you have a permit. Mushrooms...
... Unless it's a new rule that I don't know about, this is not true. We Pennsylvanians just tell you guys from Ohio that to keep more mushrooms to ourselves!...
Just checked out the Pa. regulations and note that reasonable amounts of fungi can be picked for personal use. It has not always been this way. I gave a...
I can get 6000 Reynolds cut-rite double waxed sandwich bags for $110.00. This would be a few more than I can use.o:) Anyone interested in a few bags? Is the...
smaller quantities are available from http://www.cellutissue.com/orderproducts.php. These are waxtex bags and I stocked up last year and bought 2 cases. How...
We had a good foray at North Park Saturday. There were four picnic tables covered with different mushrooms. I saw Jack O lanterns, gilled boletes,Hedgehog,...
As I cleaned the kitchen table after lunch from the local ice cream stand I realized I had a wax paper sandwich bag in my hand! The store owner sold me a box...
Hi Jack, I got fed up trying to find a local source for Waxtex bags. I usually provide them free at forays as a service to our attendees, but it's getting...
I'm looking for someone in the Pike County area to identify some mushrooms for me. I've checked several sites trying to ID them, but so far the pics don't...
Come to a foray either this Saturday at Bellefontaine or the last weekend in Sept. at Newark. Bring any mushrooms you have for identification help and see a...
I need help identifying these mushrooms. 2&3 are the same two mushrooms just showing opposite sides. The larger one is about 5 in. across. I think the gills...
Ron do to virus problems with email attachments this group has been set up not to receive them. You can post photos to the photo section by clicking on Photos...
At our summer foray I recommended an inexpensive, but high quality 10X loupe from Belomo. I thought others might be interested also. It is the equivalent of...