It’s that time of year when mushroom enthusiasts scour the forest floor for the mighty, mysterious morel. There will be gatherings and celebrations. But why are morels so special? According to one ...

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The winter weather is soon coming to an end and spring is just around the corner, as well as morel mushroom hunting season. You can watch for morel mushrooms growing on the ground ...

Our area is a great place to forage wild mushrooms. We are fortunate to have extensive forest that are perfect homes to several edible fungi including, chanterelles, lion’s mane, chicken of the woods, ...

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich — This time of year, forests across Michigan turn into gold mines - both literally and figuratively as I'll show you - but that’s only if you know where to look and what you’re ...

Here in Northern Michigan, spring means we’re hunting for morel mushrooms, and one favorite spot is Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore. A tell-tale sign foraging season has begun? Cars parked ...

The Missouri River flood of 2011 has washed away many favorite morel mushroom hunting honey holes. As a result, hunters have been forced to quickly find alternate land to hunt early this season. I, ...

English instructor James McCullough, at North Central Michigan College, in Petoskey, asked his students to write essays about Northern Michigan life. Then he asked MyNorth to share six of the essays ...

Michigan's morel mushroom season is starting. The "fruiting" period for morels is from late April through mid-June, with May being the peak, according to the Michigan Department of Natural Resources.

One mycological expert suggests that once dogwood flowers are fully open and white, it’s prime morel growth season in the Midwest. Photo from Alla Kemelmakher via Unsplash It’s that time of year when ...