I stopped by the canyon with a digital camera today and got some more mushroom pictures. You can see them on the fungi page. It looks like I got there just a little too late. Most of the new growth that appeared after the rains last week was already starting to fade. But there were still a few nice shots.
By the way, I thought it went without saying, but please don’t pick the mushrooms. The canyon is a very limited space and there’s only room for a small number of mushrooms to grow. If one person picks them then the rest of the Reed community misses out (and it also makes it less likely that they’ll reproduce and come back). The canyon is in the middle of a major restoration project and Reed is trying to encourage all the native organisms to grow and flourish. So please – do your mushroom picking up in the Mt. Hood National Forest and let the canyon fungi grow in peace. Thanks!
– posted by Niels
