Abstract Parks, Catherine G.; Schmitt, Craig L. 1997. Wild edible mushrooms in the Blue 



Mountains: resource and issues. Gen. Tech. Rep. PNW-GTR-393. Portland, 

 OR: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Pacific Northwest Research 

 Station. 22 p. 



This paper reviews the wild mushroom resource of the Blue Mountains of northeastern 

 Oregon and southeastern Washington and summarizes issues and concerns for regu- 

 lation, monitoring, and management. Existing biological information on the major 

 available commercial mushrooms in the area, with emphasis on morels, is presented. 

 Brief descriptions of the most commonly collected mushrooms are given, as well as 

 the site conditions and plant communities influencing their occurrence or proliferation. 



Keywords: Morels, special forest products, commercial mushroom han/est. Blue 

 Mountains. 



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