Today I joined some master naturalists and the Lake Superior Mycological Group on a mushroom foraging hike in Lester Park. About 40 people split into four groups and agreed to meet back in an hour. The weather today alternated every hour. One hour of warm sunshine was followed by another hour of cold rain and strong winds. Luckily our hour was sunshine. Two kinds of edible mushrooms were found. Here is a photo of crown tipped coral mushrooms. People say they taste a little bit like black pepper. These mushrooms are found on decaying trees. Other people found oyster mushrooms. Two 4 year old boys found the most oyster mushrooms and were quite proud of themselves. I did learn today that if you want to find edible mushrooms you had best look in hard wood forests. Good to know. I would like to find some chicken of the woods and morels.
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