Monthly Archives: March 2009

Stalking the wild morel, sensibly.

Stalking the wild morel, sensibly.
Planning to hit the woods in search of morel mushrooms? Hunt safely. Check out my article, part 1 of 2, at the popular online magazine Civil Eats. You can see the article at: http://civileats.com/2009/03/11/stalking-the-elusive-morel-sensibly

Illinois State Morel Mushroom Championship cancelled for 2009

Folks, I recently got the word from Tom Nauman of Morel Mania. The Illinois State Morel Mushroom Hunting Championship is cancelled for 2009. BUT, you can still get your morel fix as Tom Nauman (founder of the Championship) is offering his “Morel University” that aims to educate on all matters morel, then will take you our into the woods where you can test your skills and further learn from THE guru of morels. Here’s a link to a story in the Peoria Journal Star 02/22/09:

http://www.pjstar.com/news/x938210719/Sharpen-up-your-shrooming-skills-at-MU