Join local naturalist Esker as she teaches us all about mushrooms! We will learn about their lifecycle, where they grow, how to forage, and other fungi facts!
Online Resources On Mushrooms
Mushrooms of the Pacific Northwest by Joe Ammirati and Steve Trudell
Mushrooms of the Northwest by Teresa Marrone and Drew Parker
Mushroom Hunting by Patrick Harding
The Ultimate Guide to Mushrooms by Guillaume Eyssartier and Julien Norwood
DIY Mushroom Cultivation by Willoughby Arevalo
Edible Mushrooms by Barbro Forsberg
Mushroom Cultivation by Tavis Lynch
Mushrooms and Their Cultivation by T.W. Sanders
Mycelial Mayhem by David Sewak and Kristin Sewak
The Complete Mushroom Hunter by Gary Lincoff
The Pocket Guide to Wild Mushrooms by Pelle Holmberg and Hans Marklund
Wild Mushroom Cookbook by Ingrid Holmberg and Pelle Holmberg
Start Mushrooming by Stan Tekiela
Books Recommended by Esker
These books are not readily available from our online resources.
Children’s Books
The Wonderful Flight to Mushroom Planet by Elenor Cameron (a classic!)
From Bears and Trees to Mushrooms and Bees by David Marshall and Paul Stamets
SHH..Don’t Scare the Mushrooms by Erica Graham
Legend of the Morchella by Monica Safin Fedak (such a great story).
Field Guides
Falcon’s Guides: Foraging Mushrooms, Washington
A Simple Guide to Common Mushrooms, Mushrooms of the Northwest by Teresa Marrone and Drew Parker
Of interest
Taming the Truffle by Ian R. Hall, et al.
Trees, Truffles, and Beasts, How Forests Function by Chris Maser, Andrew W. Claridge, and James M. Trappe
More science oriented
Mycorrhizal Planet by Michael Phillips (a REALLY good book)
Principles of Terrestrial Ecosystem Ecology
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