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Morning photo: Back in Colorado …
Late summer Midday light can be harsh, but in this case, the sun shining top-dpwn helped by backlighting the gills of this forest mushroom. I used an Instagram filter with this iPhone photo to enhance...
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Morning photo: A few more fungi
Mushrooms are popping! Mid-day sun backlights the gill of this wild Colorado mushroom. In this iPhone shot, I also used an Instagram filter to enhance the colors. SUMMIT COUNTY — Tis the season — for...
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Friday Fotos: Secrets!
Shhhhh — don’t tell! Dylan shreds a “secret” powder stash at Vali, Colorado, a few years ago. FRISCO — It’s hard to keep something a secret when you post pictures of it, but that’s part of the fun and...
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Morning photo: Forest friends
A break from winter A parasol mushroom growing in a forest in Upper Austria. This is a variety I’ve not yet found in Colorado, though the guidebooks say a similar species does grow in the U.S. FRISCO —...
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Morning photo: Forest finds
Berries-n-shrooms! Wild strawberries are a special forest (and meadow) treat in Colorado. FRISCO — Even a short walk in the woods can be rewarding these days, what with wild (and delicious) edible...
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Sunday magazine: Mushroom mania in Colorado
From tasty meals to myco-remediation … One of the more unusual fungi found in Colorado forests. bberwyn photo. Chanterelles. By Bob Berwyn FRISCO — Fungi fanatics are calling it one of the best seasons...
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Morning photo: Saturday …
Whew! Here’s how the day started in Summit County, with a little help from Instagram. FRISCO — Labor Day weekend got off to a good, if somewhat soggy, start, with visitors from the Front Range and...
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Morning photo: Mushroom madness
Forest comes alive with fungi A wild Agaricus mushroom, closely related to commercial button mushrooms found in grocery stores. FRISCO —It’s pretty hard to walk anywhere in local forests and fields...
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Mushrooms create mini-windstorms to spread spores
Releases of water vapor create convective movements A parasol mushroom growing in Austria. bberwyn photo. By Summit Voice FRISCO — We’ve all heard of microclimates, where topography and other factors...
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Summit Voice: Weekly roundup
Water wars, chapter 33? A new study spells out environmental impacts of new diversions from the Colorado River Basin. By Bob Berwyn The tug of war over western water is a never-ending source of...
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Morning photo: ‘Shroom hunting!
Prime time for Colorado fungi Clavaria purpurea, purple coral mushroom growing in the Tenmile Range near Frisco, Colorado. FRISCO — For a couple of weeks every summer I need to set aside extra time...
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Morning photo: Treeline!
‘Shroom hunting in Colorado Evening vista of the Tenmile Range, Summit County, Colorado. FRISCO — Aug. 31 is a bit late for the peak of the mushroom season in Colorado, but after a stream of rainy...
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Unlocking the secrets of truffle aroma
Scientists say soil microbes key to fungi’s distinctive aroma An Oregon white truffle, courtesy Oregon State University Staff Report FRISCO — Mushroom season may be over the Colorado high country, but...
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Why do some mushrooms glow in the dark?
These are N. gardneri mushrooms growing on the base of a young babassu palm in Gilbués, PI, Brazil. Credit Michele P. Verderane/IP-USP-2008. New study examines bioluminescence in fungi Staff Report...
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Study: Western pine beetle outbreak may have weakened next generation of...
Important mushroom species that help trees grow were wiped out by the mountain pine beetle epidemic, potentially leaving future forests more susceptible to renewed insect attacks. @bberwyn photo....
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Morning photo: Got ‘shrooms?
Yes, it’s mushroom season in Colorado FRISCO — I haven’t been posting about mushrooms as often as in past years, but that’s not because I’ve lost my fascination with the curious, ephemeral forest...
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Morning photo: Late summer
Monsoons and mushrooms … Summer rolls by fast in the high country, but it’s not over yet. During a building El Niño year like this, subtropical moisture could linger over the southern Rockies late into...
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Sunday set: Euro-shrooms
Fantastic fungi One of the coolest things about mushrooms is that many species are true globalists, which means they grow in many different countries, on many different continents, wherever habitat and...
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