Mount Shasta Mushrooms

Mountain Blond Morels (Morchella tridentina) made a stunning appearance this year in the Shasta-Trinity National Forest. Saying Goodbye to Spring By now we just have to accept it. come to terms with it. Spring mushroom season in Mount Shasta is virtually over. What remains are the straggling last gaspers - the descendants of the frugal moisture that last landed in the highlands. In the same fashion, desolate mushroom hunters remain on the trail of the fungi, canvasing the rem

Collecting specimens for DNA and further study. October 2025 Throughout my years hunting and studying the mushrooms of the Mount Shasta region, the 2025-26 Fall season has, without a doubt, been the most diverse and prolific mushroom season I've ever seen here. Early, heavy rains and warm Fall temperatures led to "super bloom" conditions, bringing forth the expected species tenfold. But also, amongst the commons, were the uncommon, the rare, and even endangered species. With

It was the Winter of 1990 when my family moved us to Mount Shasta from San Bernardino County. I was six years old and I recall the changes in scenery as we weaved our way up the interstate - the topography, trees that weren't palm trees, but more like massive Christmas trees. Then we hit snow, and around a certain bend of the highway the white beacon of Mount Shasta dominated the scenery. I knew there was something special about this place, and I could hardly wait to explore.