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Mushrooms of the Pacific Northwest, Revised Edition
by Steve Trudell, Joe Ammirati
informative
medium-paced
Thanks to NetGalley and Timber Press for an advance copy in exchange for an honest review.
tl;dr
An incredibly useful, easily searchable guide for foragers complete with great photos and detailed information.
About
A field guide to mushrooms in the Pacific Northwest with photos, illustrations, and detailed descriptions of 493 different mushrooms.
Thoughts
I have often found myself staring at a random mushroom I see in the wild and wondering how I'd even go about figuring out what kind it is. If you share the same curiosity I do, then this book is your new friend. Like most guides, it includes details on mushrooms along with information and how to spot them. Illustrations are sparse, with most mushrooms depicted with competent photos taken at the harvest site. But more than being a long list to get lost in, the book includes a "choose your adventure"-style search tree to help you narrow down which chapter you should be looking through - quite a boon for newbies with no idea where to start looking. I also appreciated the chapter at the front packed with advice for foragers on how to get started, techniques for storage and identification, and best ways to protect both nature and self. A great resource for anyone in the PNW who wants to forage, or who's just curious.
tl;dr
An incredibly useful, easily searchable guide for foragers complete with great photos and detailed information.
About
A field guide to mushrooms in the Pacific Northwest with photos, illustrations, and detailed descriptions of 493 different mushrooms.
Thoughts
I have often found myself staring at a random mushroom I see in the wild and wondering how I'd even go about figuring out what kind it is. If you share the same curiosity I do, then this book is your new friend. Like most guides, it includes details on mushrooms along with information and how to spot them. Illustrations are sparse, with most mushrooms depicted with competent photos taken at the harvest site. But more than being a long list to get lost in, the book includes a "choose your adventure"-style search tree to help you narrow down which chapter you should be looking through - quite a boon for newbies with no idea where to start looking. I also appreciated the chapter at the front packed with advice for foragers on how to get started, techniques for storage and identification, and best ways to protect both nature and self. A great resource for anyone in the PNW who wants to forage, or who's just curious.
Content Warnings
Minor: Death