Fungal Fever

Well, the lilacs aren't blooming yet, but reports on shrooming sites are saying that mushrooms are showing up in some Minnesota woods.  Indeed we have found some, too.  We will hunt for morels again, but last year we did not find any so learning about other edible species widens our options.  The Minnesota Mycological Society is a great place to connect with others interested in local shrooming.  The group is hosting a meeting tonight that looks interesting:

Monday, April 25 · 7:00pm - 9:00pm, 490 Hodson Hall, U of M St. Paul Campus
We all have Morel tips and tricks to share, from the hunters who find buckets to those who find modest handfuls. We’ll spend some time discussing as a group our most fruitful habitats, times, and spotting tricks for locating morels across the state. And if you’ve already been running across other species of mushrooms in your walks in the woods, bring them in to share some early spring excitement and identification

There are dozens of resources on the internet for mushrooming.  The MMS lists some links here.  The Journal of Wild Mushrooming has a nice page with advice for first time mushroomers to get started too.