Central Pennsylvania Mushroom Club

 These lovlies were found today and yesterday not far from one of the CPMC's favorite meeting locations: Spring Creek Park. Clearly the season is not over! Happy Hunting!

 My friend John Yost reports his sons are finding very small black morels in the Spring Creek area. They expect a big bloom after the next rains, when it warms up again.

 In case you missed this, the tale makes a good case for carrying a GPS or a compass!

http://www.foxnews.com/us/2012/02/05/family-lost-for-6-days-found-alive-in-oregon-forest/

 Dave showed us a beautiful Cinnabar Polypore (Pycnoporus cinnabarinus) in his July 30, 2010 post, and I found it interesting that this 'schroom is blooming this late in the season. These were on dead cherry logs in a pasture west of State College, and I took the photos in the rain this morning. Too bad they are not good edibles!

 A friend's e-mail brought a new idea (to me): "I am getting a whole dead elm tree for fire wood . We plan on collecting the sawdust from the cutting to spread on the morel areas to promote growth like what happened at my son's home. Wherever the elm dust settled,  up morels popped!"

 Friday, I found this 9" high 'schroom in Gamelands #176. Consensus called it a Parasol, a choice edible. However, it had PINK spores! Christine searched further and found a link to a Quebec site that suggests:  "it may be Macrolepiota prominens which is a little smaller and has a pinkish spore print. It looks a LOT like the parasol."  Check this site:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/jacquesl/317357109/

 New CPWMC member Jack Schoenholz was 'shroomin' in Poe Paddy SP a couple of weeks ago, and found this beauty just off the trail. Note that his camera position was not in the line of fire! When last I heard from Jack, he planned to acquire snake gaiters soon!

 My friend, John Yost, forwarded this image of a morel found late in the season near Mifflintown.

Yes, that is a gallon jug!

 Some people don't care for these, but they are among my favorite edibles. Since rains last Friday night, they've been popping up in yards and gardens, and I suspect the woods as well.

 My friend, Connie Weaver, brought this lovely Chicken to my attention this afternoon. It was less than half mile from my home, in Gamelands #176. The ruler I'm holding in my left hand is 48" long! The 'schroom "wrapped" the tree stump, and was very fresh. Yum!