Lincoln County Mycological Society

Lincoln County’s main mushroom group brings annual show back to Depoe Bay on Saturday

November 9, 2023

By GRETCHEN AMMERMAN/Oregon Coast TODAY You’re wandering through the forest, your eyes alert to a particular color, shape, even just a disturbance on the forest floor that could indicate the presence of your prey just under the duff. You arrive home exhausted but happy, with edible treasures to add to that night’s meal and a few new species to

Yachats gets ready to kick off 20 years of celebrating mushrooms with big weekend of events

October 10, 2019

Yachats will fill with mushrooms and people who love them for three days starting Friday, Oct. 18. Sponsored by the Yachats Chamber of Commerce, the Yachats Mushroom Festival is celebrating its 20th year as it attracts hundreds of visitors and local residents to learn everything from how to hunt, to identify, to cook or grow your own mushrooms. It