The daily Astorian. (Astoria, Or.) 1961-current, October 20, 2016, Page 10, Image 22

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King bolete
mushrooms
(Boletus edulis)
from around Fort
Stevens State
Park sit on dis-
play before a Wild
Mushroom Hike.
Fall is the right time for mushroom collecting on the North Coast
lmost overnight, they pop up in the
forests, along logging roads and in
backyards: It’s mushroom time all
along the Oregon Coast.
Knowledgeable “mushroomers”
grab their baskets and go collecting,
visions of gigantic mushrooms and
delectable feasts dancing in their heads.
Can’t tell the difference between a
shaggy mane and a shrimp russula? Fear
not fi ne forager — the North Oregon
Coast is brimming with masters of the
fungal arts.
Dane Osis has been an interpretive
park ranger at Fort Stevens State Park
for the past 12 years. He grew up on the
Oregon Coast and learned to forage at a
young age. As his hobby grew, he sought
to share his interest in mushrooms with
wider audiences.
To that end, Osis originated his fi rst
collecting program at Harris Beach State
Park in Brookings and then implemented
it at Fort Stevens.
Where did the push to educate people
on mushrooms come from?
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