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Bill Russell’s
Wild,Wild
MUSHROOMS
All about the wild mushrooms (including morels, oyster mushrooms, chanterelles, boletes and other exotic fungi) that grow in Pennsylvania and the Mid-Atlantic states states.
My wild mushroom guidebook makes a great gift for yourself or another mushroomer. Get it at your local bookstore or click on the picture above to purchase online from Penn State University Press. Or, call The Press at 800-326-9180 and request a copy signed by the author.
2009 SCHEDULE OF BILL RUSSELL’S MUSHROOM BOOK SIGNINGS, TALKS, WALKS, WORKSHOPS Etc.
April 18, 1PM - 3 PM. Free mushroom identification, BS session and book signing, Bella Donna Herbs Shop, Lemont PA. Call 814-867-4700 for more information.
Apr 28, 9:30am – 12:00pm,
A Spring Wild Mushroom Adventure in Penns Valley, PA.
Every region grows special varieties of mushrooms. Learn about the spring growing wild mushrooms of Penns Valley. There are choice edible mushrooms to be found in backyards, gardens, fields, and forests. Join Bill Russell in a two-part program. For the first hour, we will meet indoors for a mushroom photo presentation and talk. Then we will take a wild mushroom discovery walk at a nearby site – weather permitting.
Note: Dress for an outdoor walk; bring wild mushrooms for identification; bring an optional brown bag lunch.
Optional Text: Field Guide to Wild Mushrooms of Pennsylvania and the Mid-Atlantic by Bill Russell. Should you decide to purchase this book, Bill will be happy to sign it for you.
Location: Old Gregg School Community Center, Room 106, 106 School St., Spring Mills. Call Olli 814-238-2368 for info & registration.
April 30, 2 PM, Mushroom Talk, Westminster Woods at Huntingdon Continuing Care Community, 360 Westminster Dr. Huntingdon PA. Call (814) 644-2065.
May 1, 1:30 - 3:00 PM Introduction toWild and Edible and Poisonous Mushrooms of the Moshannon Valley, May 8, 1:30 - 3:00 PM Wild Mushroom Discovery Walk, by Karen Croyle, Philipsburg PA. Contact OLLI at (814)-238-6113 or email OLLI to register.
May 16, 4:00 PM - ? PM, Book signing, Moravian Books Shop, Bethelem PA. Call 610-866-5481 to reserve a spot.
May 17, 10 AM, Morel & Forage Hike & book signing, Delaware River Food and Wine Festival, Pocono Mountain area, PA. Check it out.
July 19, 2:00 PM, Rails to Trails mushroom walk, Lower Trail, Mt Etna entrance. Free. Contact Terry Wentz for more information.
July 17, Mushrooms of the Nittany Valley, State College PA. Email OLLI or call (814)-238-6113 to register.
July 20, 7 PM, MARVELOUS WILD MUSHROOMS OF CENTRAL PA, Lewistown Garden Club, Lewistown PA. Contact Marty at 717-248-9494 for information.
August 15, 7:00 PM Mushroom Walk, Greenwood Furnace State Park, PA. Free.
September 4-5 First Central Pennsylvania Wild Mushroom Foray, Centre County PA MORE LATER.
Sept 19, 1:30 PM, Mushroom Walk, Montour Preserve, PA. More info later.
Oct. 7 FALL MUSHROOMS OF CENTRAL PA, email Olli or call (814) 238-6113 to register.
FREE MUSHROOM IDENTIFICATION
& MUSHROOM BS SESSIONS
Mondays, 11:30AM to 1 PM
Bring your specimens to Websters Bookstore Cafe
128 S. Allen St, State College, PA
If your group or club would like to have a wild mushroom talk, walk or workshop for fun and learning, contact Bill Russell.
Is it legal to gather wild mushrooms in PA State Parks ? Check out the PA Conservation and Natural Resources report, paragraph 11.211 (b) (1). It clearly states that it IS LEGAL. You may want to print it out and carry it with you when you when you go collecting.
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VISIT THIS LIST OF GREAT MUSHROOM INFORMATION LINKS.
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PLUS, IMPORTANT NEWS, GRAPEVINE STUFF AND THE LATEST HAPPENINGS IN THE WEIRD AND WONDERFUL WORLD OF MUSHROOMS.
FREE MUSHROOM INFORMATION YOU CAN USE!
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EXCHANGE: WILD MUSHROOM LESSONS FOR YARD& GARDEN TIME.
Would you like to study with Bill Russell for wild mushroom learning sessions? I want to exchange mushroom teaching time with people who would enjoy doing light yard and garden maintenance.
For each hour of various light landscaping work, I will offer equal time outdoors teaching to identify, photograph and use wild mushrooms. You would have your choice of private, one-on-one lessons or joining a small group.
My place is in central PA, near State College. If bartering interests you, contact me.