Wild Spring Mushrooms of 2024

Vice President of the Kitsap Mycological Society and long time forager Aaron Hilliard takes us on a guided walk into Mushroom Wonderland to discover a bunch of the mushrooms that are growing this spring. Trailside or in urban settings, Aaron tracks down the fungi and helps to describe them and teach identification characteristics as well as habitat and edibility information. If you love the outdoors mycology might just be the hobby for you. Make sure to subscribe to the channel and hit the notification bell to see upcoming episodes of Mushroom Wonderland and get hooked up with your community of mushroom lovers!
In this video we will look at some good edibles that can be foraged in the woodchips in the landscaping and some of the most common lawn mushrooms that come up in the spring. This video also shows a False Morel versus a true Morel and all of the differences. This video shows medicinal mushrooms and how to process them, and there is a cooking segment where Aaron cooks and try's a new-to-him wild mushroom that is a less popular edible.
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[@yukigatlin9358]

Aww...✨ Thank you for taking us along to the Spring Nature Walk!!😃💗 Your daughter is so cute!!😄✨💞💗

[@MK-ti2oo]

I really enjoyed this as I sit relaxing on a rainy day after hunting morels for the last four days. I've found nearly 30lbs now, my feet ache and I've sent little paper bags full of morels to all our friends as it's been the best year I've ever had only a few days in and they're just everywhere this year! Happy hunting!

[@s__xx]

Wow what general area?

[@MK-ti2oo]

@@s__xx I'm in the high Sierra in Northern California. We have very erratic weather (5k elevation). I just woke up to snow this morning lol.

[@DirtyLesion]

mushrooms

[@joshuaelliott-co6ht]

awesome way to start a sat with a new mushroom wonderland

[@corymorrison4488]

Heck yeah!

[@HallowKing14]

You definitely made my day today, I really appreciate it man, you have no idea what this channel means to me! Thank you buddy!

[@mushroomwonderland1]

Thanks for sharing, that means a lot to me!

[@DJKurdziolek]

Your kid at the end there is adorable. Lol

[@graphguy]

Stay away from those false morels. Just to be safe , collect your bounty and send them to me for testing. I’ll test them and send you a report for your reference. 😊

[@kristofsomogyi5231]

Here in Hungary the Morel season just ended sadly😢found a lot but still sad to wait till next year

[@jessicapatton7862]

Sign of a good parent: your child appreciates the cuteness of slugs

[@brytonkenney1507]

Woohoo mush luv thanks for getting out there and sharing your finds with us. You are awesome 😎

[@lindap9079]

Yesterday I found morels growing in the pots that I used for Tomatoes last summer. I harvested 8 oz. They are currently in my dehydrator.

[@tylerkrug7719]

I really enjoy your videos!

[@tylerkrug7719]

These videos always motivate me to get out into the woods and start looking around

[@mymorelmaddness83]

Well, I do have that same thing happened to me at the beginning of the season sometimes, where I see a morale and then I save it covered up. Be gentle and the Dang thing dies almost every time. Or it might be several yeah, at the beginning of the season. That does definitely happen for sure.

[@brianjanku4549]

I made a tea out of the turkey tail, and used it in my dried morel cream soup. I tried the tea, not a fan. Loved the soup.

[@cacogenicist]

Check wood chip beds this time of year also. 😊 ... no section cyanescens in the spring, but you might find _Psilocybe ovoidiocystidiata_ Another urban mushroom to look for right now, in the PNW, is _Morchella importuna_ -- saprotrophic morels that pop up in crappy bark mulch beds. Usually not in large numbers, but if you keep walking around, you'll keep finding 1 or 2 here or there.

[@mushroomwonderland1]

Definitely, they made it into my last video but I don't want to get too dang redundant!

[@jessierobinson7512]

I live on Mt. Hood and very similar forest. So fun to see you find so much!

[@RachelRebel]

I love this channel! Always looking forward to new videos. I'm heading up the mountain tomorrow, checking out a burn from last summer. Hoping the morels and fiddleheads have started!

[@jadedjhypsi]

thanks for this, it helps me keep in touch with my roots while being half way around the world. happy shrooming 🤷‍♂ 🤷‍♂

[@dcfromthev]

Not much happening here in NorCal yet, no morels and hardly anything else. It’s raining today so hopefully they wake up and join the party!! Great work as usual Aaron thanks for sharing.

[@Ullteppe2]

If you find an immature specimen of “The Prince” mushroom, just pick it up and put it into your fridge for a few days, and it will grow to full size. But make sure there is something damp in the container with it that it can draw moisture from, like a damp kitchen towel or another (preferably full grown) mushroom with a lot of moisture in it. I discovered this on accident after picking a couple of babies and leaving them in the fridge. (This only works well if the mushrooms are maggot free, by the way. Otherwise, the little crawlies are gonna eat your entire mushroom before you get to enjoy them. So check that there are no entry holes anywhere. You also don’t want to cut too far into the mushrooms, that seems to hinder further development.)

[@misterx3188]

Have you tried picking them with the base intact and some mycelium still attached to it? It has been reported that some mushrooms can then be put in a vase like flowers and continue to grow or at least stay fresh for days. I have seen several reports that it works very well with Macrolepiota spp.

[@tylerkrug7719]

Very interesting

[@mushroomwonderland1]

Yeah one time I picked a big button and left it in my truck as we went on a 3-day hike, when I got back it had doubled in size and was fully open dropping spores all over the carpet. It was pretty wild.

[@Ullteppe2]

@@misterx3188 No, I haven’t tried that. But I imagine that should work as well 🙂

[@westcoast8562]

I heard for a proper dosage take 50 grams of dried Turkey Tail and 1 liter of water bring them to a boil then simmer overnight in a crock pot or for a minimum of 2 hours , top up the water as needed. I reckon this would be 4 servings but could be more? Is there somebody in this KZbin that can verify the dosages and servings for the immune boosting turkey tail.

[@westcoast8562]

Yea and I have the good stuff. Nice dark Fresh white purple turkey tails

[@LateBloomerMedia]

10:57 "mildly fondled" is actually my new band name 😂

[@LateBloomerMedia]

I'll see myself out

[@davidpickens6916]

Winter is over 😂 … Dumping Snow right now in Tuolumne County,Ca…. I did find my first Conk ever, in the forest Yesterday!

[@daroldw4606]

There are a "Pagillion" different types of mushrooms....hard to believe you cannot name all of them! 🤣

[@joannebreito2318]

Thanks for the walk

[@dillondelucca2425]

Thank you for all your content. Definitely fun knowledge to pass on.

[@bordercollielover9360]

love the amanitas! 🍄🍄🍄🍄

[@fast67fb63]

So good! Ty for your videos

[@jerryandmarylouboydston]

You do such a great job on the ID. Finally spring!

[@nofrbls3640]

ive been unlucky with my mushroom hunts this year

[@jcurtis4082]

Great stuff as usual. Thanks for your dedication. Those dogs, eh? 😂 At 7:30: In a future video could you outline the process that you use for preparing turkey tails? I've been purchasing processed powders when I have the mushrooms in my own woods.

[@mushroomwonderland1]

Good idea. I once made a really cool video about it, but I lost half of the footage, it accidently got deleted😬😒 I'll have to do it again.

[@Hector-vx5yc]

Hey brother! I’m new to your channel, wondering if you have ever been to Mason county looking for mushrooms? If so, do you offer any classes?❤ on edible mushrooms?

[@mushroomwonderland1]

Hey welcome! I forage in Mason county a lot. Love that area. You should join the Kitsap mycological Society! We have monthly meetings, forays and picnics and an annual mushroom show. It's really cool to get involved. There's a great chance that this fall quarter I'm going to start teaching a mushroom class at the Olympic college in Bremerton also.

[@Scott-ku2wc]

We went out this last weekend up around Rimrock lake above Yakima and didn't find any what elevation are morels right now

[@angiehuston6495]

Awesome video. Good for reinforced confidence while learning as well. The pups are adorable

[@momsmushroomsjodyfoster5786]

Turkey Tail are my all time favorite mushroom

[@momsmushroomsjodyfoster5786]

I have a Loki who joins me on the trail ❤

[@232Stangpwr]

Great Hike! Thanks for the lesson.

[@randyvanhille2201]

Turkey tail looks perfect!

[@phillipemery5199]

That false morel looks like black western elfin saddles that I find this time of year in the central Sierra Nevada foothills. I usually find them amongst live oak and black oaks

[@mushroomwonderland1]

Elfin saddle typically refers to the genus Helvella.

[@phillipemery5199]

@mushroomwonderland1 I got you, was just mentioning how similar the false morels are to the elfin saddles in my area.(visually)

[@pmichaelhayes]

I spotted that false Morel you found just a few hours ago. Only found one Morel, but tons of beautiful Amanita's popping up!

[@mushroomwonderland1]

I think I found that one in Banner Forest.

[@pmichaelhayes]

@@mushroomwonderland1 yes, close to the parking lot

[@taniamariani7064]

Hi ! Cowlitz county here! Can u tell me how many feet these grow in at this time? Im at sea level but just a 40 min from mountain levels .

[@mushroomwonderland1]

Yeah these mushrooms were found right at or around sea level

[@taniamariani7064]

@@mushroomwonderland1 thank you! We should get a group together?! I was thinking of getting a Weyerhaeuser permit to go up in the woods sometime

[@sarahnelson2476]

Hey! I’m in Northern coastal California, Del Norte county area. I just stumbled onto your videos like a week ago. I have never found a morel but have been wanting to for a while now. I’m curious what elevation are you at? Or like your general vicinity? I’m try to figure out how far inland and increase in elevation I need to go. Thank you. Or I can email you if that is preferable! Thanks!

[@mushroomwonderland1]

This was mainly filmed right around sea level in Western Washington.

[@jimcouch2348]

Excellent video. Surprised no Dryad’s Saddles profiled. Maybe it’s a more east coast mushroom?

[@mushroomwonderland1]

Yes, that's why. We don't have them here but I see they're flushing like crazy out east. 🤙🍄

[@ronveach5117]

Bravo Aaron!

[@marthathompson2012]

Mushroom Dork, 😂

[@stephaniegillis6620]

If you cut the stem would that be better for future propagation

[@mushroomwonderland1]

That's false, please watch - kzbin.info/www/bejne/a6Wln4GLpLuso6ssi=TqpolHkOm07PdI3S

[@cacogenicist]

For most mushrooms I would generally not recommend putting a lid.on them. You'll steam the mushroom too much, rather than saute them. Just turn the heat up a bit more.

[@mushroomwonderland1]

Steaming the mushrooms isn't a bad thing. It thoroughly cooks them to the middle, then remove lid and caramelize.😁

[@misterx3188]

13:03 - Aren't you afraid of Echinococcus tape worm?

[@mushroomwonderland1]

No, never heard of them being a problem.

[@BlAcKpHrAcK]

SO STRANGE, watching Aaron on the West coast because I have a habit of finding, many of the same mushrooms in French Canada, one or two weeks later. Winnipeg weather reaches our sugar-bush, approximately two days later ..weather systems from the Rockies take 5 to 7 days, to reach the East.

[@BlAcKpHrAcK]

Several hectares of oak trees, have been inoculated with Inocybe insignis mycelium, from a fruiting-body collected under them the previous season. The darkest purple specimen was used, to produce the mycelium in a bio-reactor over the winter. My legs are still a bit sore, I am 42 now ..enjoying four inches of height and longer legs, since 36 (was 5'2" till late in life).

[@benyaminkoft8509]

Hello. What's the temperature in your area?

[@mushroomwonderland1]

Cool to mild.. averaging in the mid 50's for the past month🍄❤️

[@benyaminkoft8509]

@@mushroomwonderland1 Thank you