The first rule of mushroom hunting is, if you’re not sure don’t eat it. There are thousands of mushroom varieties and some have similar characteristics. Unless you know exactly what it is, don’t take ...

On July 19, the Beaver Brook Nature Center will host a Mushroom Foray from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. at 117 Ridge Road.Stephanie Doyle will be taking a group out on the trails in search of wild mushrooms. She ...

To identify an edible mushroom vs. a poisonous one, you need to first identify the specific mushroom. In the same way you learn to identify the difference between a grapefruit and an orange — using ...

April and May are the two favorite months of mushroom hunters. Warm weather coupled with spring rains mean mushrooms start popping up everywhere, making this time of year prime time for foraging.

Giant puffball mushrooms, or Calvatia gigantea, are a popular and recognizable edible mushroom. Puffballs are round with a white interior and exterior and grow on small, barely noticeable stems. The ...

A Anne Pringle, professor of botany and bacteriology at the University of Wisconsin-Madison and a mycologist studying the ecology and evolution of mushrooms: To identify an edible mushroom vs. a ...