The mushrooms we collect are actually the fruiting bodies of much larger organisms which grow ground, wood, or other substrates. These fuiting bodies release unimaginable numbers of spores
into the air where they grow or as they travel once collected. Problem is, you need a microscope
to discover the truth of this. Our state understands this and correctly categorizes mushrooms with other fruiting bodies such as nut and berries.

Time for a night cap

I was wondering how long it would take for someone to pounce on that title.

I do understand the basics of what a mushroom is, the point I was making is that the protocol is that mushrooms should be cut, not completely dug out of the ground. Disturbing the fungus in the ground is not very good protocol (like the pictures and video show in the article.) Go onto Eastern Penns website, they even write that mushrooms need cut, not dug

gifford pinchot is a state park and I thought berries and mushrooms could only be gathered on state game lands and forests and parks are special areas and off limits for such activies. maybe gifford is also state forest land?

My late husband was excellent at finding the morels... they are so good!