As we step into fall, and back into the rain... we thought we'd revisit a segment from last year about MUSHROOMS... 

Mushroom foraging is a very popular pastime here in the Pacific Northwest. 

Our rainy climate helps a wide variety of the fungi thrive, as well as the community that collects them. 

After all, who doesn’t love a good mushroom? Producer Alec Cowan, that’s who. 

Last fall, Alec took an excursion with some amateur mycologists to learn what it takes to become a good mushroom hunter... and why he should give the fungi another chance.

You can check out Alec's original story HERE, complete with a plethora of wonderful photos from his adventure.

Thank you to the supporters of KUOW, you help make this show possible! If you want to help out, go to kuow.org/donate/soundsidenotes

Soundside is a production of KUOW in Seattle, a proud member of the NPR Network. 

RELATED LINKS: 
Our local mushrooms are abundant. Here's how to forage them ethically. - KUOW
Puget Sound Mycological Society
Snohomish County Mycological Society

As we step into fall, and back into the rain... we thought we'd revisit a segment from last year about MUSHROOMS... 
Mushroom foraging is a very popular pastime here in the Pacific Northwest. 
Our rainy climate helps a wide variety of the fungi thrive, as well as the community that collects them. 
After all, who doesn’t love a good mushroom? Producer Alec Cowan, that’s who. 
Last fall, Alec took an excursion with some amateur mycologists to learn what it takes to become a good mushroom hunter... and why he should give the fungi another chance.
You can check out Alec's <a href="https://www.kuow.org/stories/our-local-mushrooms-are-abundant-but-how-can-you-be-an-ethical-forager">original story HERE</a>, complete with a plethora of wonderful photos from his adventure.
Thank you to the supporters of KUOW, you help make this show possible! If you want to help out, go to <a href="http://kuow.org/donate/soundsidenotes">kuow.org/donate/soundsidenotes</a>
Soundside is a production of KUOW in Seattle, a proud member of the NPR Network. 
RELATED LINKS: 
<ul>
<li><a href="https://www.kuow.org/stories/our-local-mushrooms-are-abundant-but-how-can-you-be-an-ethical-forager">Our local mushrooms are abundant. Here's how to forage them ethically.</a> - KUOW</li>
<li><a href="https://www.psms.org/history.php">Puget Sound Mycological Society</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.scmsfungi.org/">Snohomish County Mycological Society</a></li>
</ul>

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