Spring Break Road Trip

This is Sue in the Upper Country. Bryan and I took a road trip for our spring break, looking to see what was growing in Northern CA and around the Rogue River. We first camped along the Klamath River in Happy Camp, elevation around 2000 ft. Mixed conifers with some white oak. Found some new fungi...I had to rely mostly on pictures for identification, so feel free to help me, correct me, etc. if I figure out how to get the photos posted! There were a variety of polypores out, including many of the same ones found here. I did find two new ones for me...I think one was Gyromitra californica, and the other was very prevalent along the roadside, and black to dark grey. I keyed it out to Helvella lacunosa. The stipe was very unique! Then we headed into the Redwood forest, and it was gorgeous. It was just at sea level. It is against the law to pick mushrooms in the National Park/State Park, so I just had to take pictures. So these identifications are really just a guess. There were lots of these dark grey/purplish fungi, tentatively identified as Clavulina cinerea, as well as these Winter Chanterelles, Cantherarellus infundibuliformis group. Bummer about picking these, but they were buggy!Then there were these beautiful green ones, they looked like a russula, but it was spring!
Then on to a bit higher elevation, along the Smith River. There were many lawn type mushrooms forming fairy rings in the park and campground. There was also a very healthy Ramarius growing in the campground. Then we had to head home through a major snowstorm...yes it was SPRING BREAK!
Just a note for the future..November 13-15, the Siskiyou Field Institute is holding a 3 day mushroom foray through the Smith River Gorge, the Oregon Coast and the Redwoods. One night lodging is included for 140.00, with college credit available. It starts in Selma OR.
We went to the Imnaha Cutoff today, but nothing growing yet.

Who will find the first morel of the year?

Please post your first morel of the year. I have yet to find one. I have been seeing some Oysters and other mushrooms starting but no morels yet. Please post your finds.
Kevin

Greenbelt starting up for Spring

Hello this is Kevin S.
I have noticed this week that the Oysters are starting to come out on some of my favorite trees. They are not big enough to be harvested yet but they just need a couple of more days. I hope to see you at the meeting.

Spring is even arriving up here in Cambridge. I found some unknown mushrooms in the canyon, but they were fresh! Of course, no camera. Oops....this is Sue up here in the upper country. And I found some baby oysters in a willow tree we innoculated last year. They will be great in about 5 days. There is still about 2 feet of snow up in McCall. I was at a snow school this weekend, and learned a cool thing for the mushroomer. If you go to the SNOTEL sights in Idaho, they will give you temperature history for the sight, and of course, the snow left. So it should help you check for when the snowbanks and early spring mushrooms will appear. There is one at Bear Basin.