Mushrooms / Oregon
Mushrooms: Mount Hood National Forest
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Look in Douglas fir and hemlock around Zigzag and Rhododendron, along forest roads on the lower slopes. Chanterelles grow in moss and litter under Douglas fir, king boletes on forest edges higher up. Mushroom Harvest Maps are available from the ranger districts.
What grows here
Pacific golden chanterelle (kurka), king bolete (prawdziwek), hedgehog mushroom (kolczak obłączasty), morel (smardz), chicken of the woods (żółciak siarkowy)
Forest: damp forest of Douglas fir, western hemlock and true fir
Season: September–November for chanterelles; morels April–June.
Rules
For personal use you may pick up to 1 gallon per person per day and 10 gallons per year without a permit, and you may not sell them. Picking is banned in wilderness, research areas, riparian areas and developed recreation sites, and Old Maid Flats needs a daily permit. Cut or pluck mushrooms, do not rake or dig, and truffles are banned.
About the forest
Mount Hood National Forest surrounds Mount Hood, east of Portland. The damp Douglas fir and hemlock forests on the west side of the Cascades are some of the best chanterelle ground in North America. In spring morels grow on burn sites.
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