These resources accompany Kristen’s Musings of a Modern Forager in the August edition of Roaring Fork Lifestyle
Local Facebook Groups/Pages:
- Colorado Mycological Society
- Westen Slope Fungophiles
- The Mushroom Identification Forum
- Modern Forager
Our Favorite Identification Books:
- Mushrooms of Colorado and the Southern Rocky Mountains by Vera Stucky Evenson (Out of print, sometimes hard to locate but well worth the effort!)
- Mushrooms of the Rocky Mountain Region by Vera Stucky Evenson
- All That the Rain Promises and More: A Hip Pocket Guide to Western Mushrooms by David Arora
- More books here
Recipes:
- Modern Forager Recipes
- Fat of the Land by Langdon Cook
Upcoming Events
- August 10, 2017, 6:30-8:30pm – The Science Behind Wild Mushrooms, Avon CO
- August 11, 2017, 9am – 3pm – Walking Mountains Fungi Foray Field Day, Avon CO
- August 16-19, 2017 – Crested Butte Wild Mushroom Festival, Crested Butte CO
- August 17-20, 2017 – Telluride Mushroom Festival, Telluride CO
- August 26-27, 2017 – King Boletus Mushroom Festival, Buena Vista CO
- See all events
Colorado Mushrooms
Chanterelle: (Cantharellus cibarius)
- Identification of Chanterelle Mushrooms – There aren’t many lookalikes locally, but this article does a nice job of really showing the “decurrent” “false gills” and how to recognize them.
King Bolete or Porcini (Boletus edulis)
- King Bolete Identification
- Scabber Stalk Leccinum (Leccinum) Mushroom we avoid
Hawkswing (Hydnum imbracatum or Sarcocon imbracatus)
Lycoperdon Perlatum
Puffball (several species)
- Gem studded puffball (Lycoperdon perlatum)
- Pear shaped puffball (Lycoperdon pyriform)
- Western Giant Puffball (Calvatia booniana)