Zach Papaleoni recently walked through Whisky Hollow Nature Preserve in Van Buren, scanning the forest floor. He bent down and plucked a small, tan-colored mushroom from the ground and twirled it in ...

“There!” my guide exclaimed as he pointed at what most would describe as an unremarkable patch of forest ground. He stepped gingerly through a patch of poison oak, ducked under a drooping branch, and ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. (WJW) — Spooky season is upon us and while ...

Jack-o’-lantern mushrooms are poisonous and will make you sick, experts say. They cluster near trees this time of year. Missouri Department of Conservation As we creep closer to Halloween, a warning ...

This time of year soggy Bay Area forests are ablaze with bright crimson and orange mushrooms. Spores are spreading all along the North and Central coasts, which are home to more than 130 native edible ...

Taylor Bright has a degree in biology and is involved with Bay Area Applied Mycology, one of the many local mushroom clubs in the United States. Saskia Hatvany “There!” my guide exclaimed as he ...