Morel mushrooms are a mystery, a miracle, and a gift of the spring woods. This popular and easily-recognizable fungi remains something of a mystery to researchers and foragers alike. Where and why ...

Editor's note: This story was originally published in 2022. We are republishing with 2023 info added as morel mushroom season begins around the state. Dandelions and daffodils are in bloom, and ...

FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) – Spring has sprung and that means it’s that time of the year to hunt for mushrooms. The 2023 season for hunting morel mushrooms typically begins in April, when mushrooms begin ...

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The 27-year-old Rayes tends his crop carefully, watching the mushrooms spring to life and reach a harvestable size within days, and then the process starts all over again. He has had a passion for ...

The spring rains bring many things to the warming countryside, ushering in the rush of bright balsamroot flowers and purple sage, high flowing rivers as the dwindling winter snows melt off the ...

For Iowa mushroom hunters, it’s been a cold, dark, and windy spring. At a time when succulent morels should begin emerging in numbers, nighttime temps hover near or below freezing on an ...