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This page houses all Mushroom Monday newsletters archived for reference between 2020-2025.
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St. Patrick's Day Edition and a quick trip to Boston's Chinatown
Good evening, friends, and Happy Saint Patrick’s Day! We’re going to deviate from the typical single species profile and lean into the...
Mar 16, 2025


Bark Bonnet - Mycena corticola
Good evening, friends, We return to Beebe Woods a week later and a good bit wetter. We experienced a substantial soaking this past...
Mar 9, 2025


Conifer Root Rot - Heterobasidion spp.
I took a stroll through Beebe Woods in Falmouth, MA last week on a day when temps were mild and we had just gotten a little rain.
Mar 3, 2025


Yellowing Curtain Crust - Stereum subtomentosum
Today we’ll stay in Paris and look at the one fresh, non-cultivated mushroom we found during our stay.
Feb 24, 2025


Champignons de Paris - In Search of Subterranean Mushrooms at Champignonnière Des Carrières
We’re safely back in the states after our India trip and an extended layover in Paris.
Feb 18, 2025


Mushroom Masala - Mushrooms of South India's Dry Season
It’s 3:30 AM and I’m at the Bangalore airport.
Feb 12, 2025


Midday at the Museum - An afternoon with Dr. Patricia Ononiwu Kaishian, Curator of Mycology at the New York State Museum
Deep within the concrete walls of a maximum security prison, mycology is taught to inmates who are eager to learn. Just two hours north...
Feb 4, 2025


Kiwi Bubbles - Diatrype virescens
Good evening, friends, This week we’ll go back to the American Beech (F. grandifolia) to find a different branch harboring a different...
Jan 27, 2025


Diatrype decorticata
Good evening, friends, Brr, it’s not warm. We got some snow over the weekend and we’ll learn today that even when you can’t see the...
Jan 21, 2025


Fire Cap Marasmius (Rhizomarasmius pyrrhocephalus)
I let the big announcement breathe for a bit but now we’re back to our regularly scheduled mushroom content.
Jan 14, 2025


Mushroom Monday Major Announcement - The Future of the Publication
"You should give up whatever job you have and just quit. Just stop now, and devote the rest of your life to mushrooms." - Gary Lincoff At...
Jan 13, 2025


From a Mushroom in the Woods to a Medicinal Compound: A Chemical Approach - A Day with Dr. Rich Tehan
They say there’s no place like Utica in December.
Jan 6, 2025


Brown-Toothed Crust Fungus (Hydnoporia olivacea)
Good evening, friends,
Today’s mushroom I found just this morning: the Brown-Toothed Crust Fungus (Hydnoporia olivacea).
Dec 2, 2024


Curry Hammock State Park and Sombrero Reef
Good evening, friends, I’m down in the Florida Keys visiting family for the holiday and have poked around on the limited land surface in...
Nov 26, 2024


False turkey tail (Stereum ostrea complex)
Good evening, friends, The mystery of mushrooms is what draws a lot of people into the study of mycology. When I started learning about...
Nov 19, 2024


Blue cheese polypore (Cyanosporus livens)
Good evening, friends, Yet another dry week. Even though we received a touch of rain on Sunday night (~.1 in), smoke from nearby...
Nov 12, 2024


Drought fungi and Cheetah Spots (Whalleya microplaca)
Good evening, friends, Another dry week, but when life gives us lemons we squeeze them into lemonade and quench our first. Today we’ll...
Nov 5, 2024


Other Things I've Found While Looking For Mushrooms
Good evening, friends, It’s been dry out there, historically dry. Barring unforeseen showers, October 2024 will go down as the driest...
Oct 29, 2024


Purple-spored puffball (Calvatia cyathiformis)
Good evening, friends, Oh boy has it been dry and dusty. Fresh mushrooms are few and far between, but you can still find dried up...
Oct 21, 2024


NEMF Cape Cod
Good evening, friends, This past weekend I attended the Northeastern Mycological Federation’s Sam Ristich Annual Foray in Hyannis, MA. My...
Oct 15, 2024
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