There were two walks this weekend. I have an observation to make. It is a curious fact that morels may not be found one place, but are fairly plentiful at another. The April 30th walk was at Woodcock Nature Center in Wilton, CT with walk leaders Kathy and Joe Brandt. While there were no morels to be found, group that came out did find a few early fruiting fungal species, including Gyromitra gigas, Coprinellus micaceus (Coprinus micaceus), Psathyrella hydrophila, Trechispora vaga (at least 10X)
Tulasnella violea, Lycogala terrestre, Galerina Sp., Hypomyces on Daedaleopsis, Hypomyces on Daldinia, Pycnoporus cinnabarinus, and Fomitopsis cajanderi. On the Blue Mt. walk led by Amy Wong, except for a group of Agrocybes, a couple of Gyromitras and a single Tubaria furfuracea, little was found outside of morels. We had a fairly sizable group of attendees and everyone who endured the walk found a few half-free, lots of blacks and a few yellow morels. The Half-free and Black Morels were at their peak. The few yellows found were about an inch or so tall, really too small to pick. After leaving us, member John Santella decided to check out some dead and dying elms in Cortlandt and hit the 'motherload.' He and his friend Jane Horneg managed to fill a substantial basket with huge yellows!