Milky caps are the only group of mushrooms that release liquid when their gills are cut.  Liquid can pour out of them in such huge volumes that it can drench your hands like someone turned on a …

MOST PEOPLE OBSERVE the Great Marsh from a boat or a marsh-transecting roadway or a home.   From these vantage points, all looks picturesque and natural, as one imagines a healthy salt marsh …

One of the most coveted edible mushrooms in the world is the odd-looking Morel.  I remember first seeing them as the poster child for the Sierra Club or on nature calendars and wondered what the …