Fungi Walk

Decided to explore a new area today in hopes of finding some pine mushrooms. No luck with the pines but hey, I'll take these chanterelles any day!

Pacific Golden Chanterelle. Cantharellus formosus.

Metchosin Mycoblitz 2016

I had the pleasure of being invited to Vancouver Island for the annual fungal survey that is the Metchosin Mycoblitz. As usual, we had an enthusiastic group to help collect fungi. Andy MacKinnon and I led a group of about ten enthusiasts through the forest at Thunderbird Camp.

Participants of the Mycoblitz wandered through the local forests to collect fungi of all kinds.

Tricholoma zelleri.

We managed to collect all sorts of specimens including Russula xerampelina, Tricholoma zelleri, Cystoderma amianthinum, and Marasmius copelandii (smells like garlic!).

Thank you to all who came out and helped in collecting and identifying! Looking forward to next year!

Listening to the crackly sounds of Helvella vespertina releasing its spores.