More than seven inches of rain fell between January 1 and January 5. Torrents of water, high winds, and flying tree limbs made it impossible—and frankly unwise—to walk outside. When January 6 finally brought a dry day with patches of sun, it felt like an invitation. Conditions were perfect for a walk in the woods and a search for mushrooms. The ground was fully saturated, blanketed in dense layers of fallen leaves that had soaked up days of rain. Over the course of two days,

After several months of wet and windy weather, spring is settling in. We may have lost the Camp Cougar sign and its hefty post in the 88...

One of the more interesting mushrooms my friends and I encountered on today's mushroom walk was an Earthstar. According to Mushrooms of...

When I walk around Camp Cougar at moist times of the year, I typically see a mushroom or two. But today, I saw a bounty of mushrooms with...

I found a lot of dead-looking things popping out of the ground, at least as big as my hand. Then I realized it was some sort of living,...

Lately, every time I walk around the property, I carry my camera. Over the past month I've noticed fungus in various parts of the...

When I've walked around the property recently, I've been coming across mushrooms both small and large. This is the largest →