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Published
Continuously Since 1998…
Vol. 11, No. 12
Mid June 2009 |
“The Voice of Commercial Wild Mushroom Picking in
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NEWS
AT A GLANCE… |
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Morels: No morels
to speak of but price in $5-6 range anyway as companies scramble to produce
needed driers. Fires not doing well
this year in general. And they’re
being slammed by crews for the pathetic sprinklings of mushrooms that are in
them. Prospect part of Lonesome Fire
has crashed, with some crews moving toward Hwy. 97 and the other side of the
fire in Boletes: Weed should be going about now. Rain looks to be ending in most areas west of the Cascades. |

Mushroom-Related News
Obama signs the new wilderness bill on March 31st. Expands Grassy Knob wilderness in Siskiyou,
protects part of Soda Springs and Greensprings (up
Hwy. 66) as part of new national
monument…tributaries of “wild and scenic” portions of Rogue River also on tap
for stepped-up protection…ditto for expanded areas around Mt. Hood. You can probably kiss legal ‘shrooming goodbye in these areas.

Rare Pacific NW spring Cauliflower mushrooms