Links
Mushroom Identification Programs/Sites
Legal
Sales
Pro Mushrooms - local mushroom CSA (Community Supported Agriculture)
Cultivation
Pacific Northwest Mushroom Clubs
Washington
Kitsap Peninsula Mycological Society (KPMS), Bremerton, WA
Northwest Mushroomers Association (NMA), Bellingham, WA
Olympic Peninsula Mycological Society (OPMS), Chimacum, WA
Palouse Mycological Association (PMA), Pullman, WA
Puget Sound Mycological Society (PSMC), Seattle, WA
Snohomish County Mycological Society (SCMS), Everett, WA
South Sound Mushroom Club (SSMC), Olympia, WA
Southwest Washington Mycological Society (SWMS), Chehalis WA
Spokane Mushroom Club (SMC), Spokane, WA
Yakima Valley Mushroom Society (YVMS), Yakima, WA
Oregon
Cascade Mycological Society (CMS), Eugene, OR
Oregon Mycological Society (OMS), Portland, OR
Wild Rivers Mushroom Club (WRMC), Harbor, OR
Willamette Valley Mushroom Society (WVMS), Salem, OR
NW Canada
South Vancouver Island Mycological Society (SVIMS), Victoria, BC
Edmonton Mycological Club, (EMC), Edmonton, AB
Vancouver Mycological Society (VMS), Vancouver, BC
Idaho
Southern Idaho Mycological Association (SIMA), Boise, ID
Other Organizations and Reference Websites
Mykoweb.com A site devoted to the science of mycology and the hobby of mushrooming.
Mycological Society of san Francisco operates the largest local amateur mycological association
Mushroom Observer is a site to record observations about mushrooms, help people identify muchrooms, and expand the mushroom scientific exploration (mycology) community.
Fungal Jungal is an educational site maintained by the University of Montana
Tom Volk Fungi is a site provided by the Department of Biology of University of Wisconson
Tree of Life is a site which records information and new changes in the Tree of Life.
Books (in order by author's last name)
Mushrooms Demystified, by David Arora
All That the Rain Promises and More: A Hip Pocket Guide to Western Mushrooms, by David Arora
Mushrooms: Poisons and Panaceas: a Handbook for Naturalist, Mycologists, and Physicians, by Denis Benjamin
Musings of a Mushroom Hunter: A Natural History of Foraging, by Denis Benjamin
National Audubon Society field Guide to North American Mushrooms, by Gary Lincoff
The New Savory Wild Mushroom, by Margaret McKenney, Daniel Stuntz, & Joseph Ammirati
A Field Guide to Mushrooms: North America, by Kent McKnight and Vera McKnight
Mushrooms and Other Fungi of North America, by Roger Phillips
The Mushroom Hunter's Field Guide, by Alexander Smith and Nancy Weber
Growing Gourmet and Medicinal Mushrooms, by Paul Stamets
Mushroom Cultivator: A Practical Guide to Growing Mushrooms at Home, by Paul Stamets
Field Guide to North American Truffles: Hunting, Identifying, and Enjoying the World's Most Prized Fungi, by Matt Trappe, Frank Evans, James Trappe
Mushrooms of the Pacific Northwest, by Steve Trudell
Miscellaneous
Taylor Lockwood, amazing photographer of mushrooms and fungi: http://www.kingdomoffungi.com
Wild About Mushrooms: The Cookbook of the Mycological Society of San Francisco
DOWNLOADS
Washington State Personal Use Mushroom Harvesting Rules
Download (PDF format, Updated November 2012)
National Survey of Mushroom Club Members (2008)
Clemson University
National_Survey_of_Mushroom_Club_Members
Adobe Acrobat Document [586.4 KB]
Capitol Forest Map
Map of Capitol Forest (2008)
capforest08.pdf
Adobe Acrobat Document [848.6 KB]
DNR Recreational Harvest of Special Forest Products for Personal Use
Mushroom limits - recreational harvesting of special forest products limits (mushrooms, berries, cones, conk, etc.
DNRSpecialProductsLimits.pdf
Adobe Acrobat Document [29.9 KB]
DNR Vehicle User Permits Information
Permits-DNRVehicleUse.pdf
Adobe Acrobat Document [20.2 KB]
Gifford Pinchot National Forest.
This year there's an online print option to obtain your free personal permit including a map of the specific areas by clicking on this link Personal Use Mushroom Permit 2017. Another option is to use the attached permit application, mail it in with a copy of your identification & wait for the permit to be processed & arrive back in the mail.