Alaska is a land of many diverse geographic regions and could easily be divided into a number of equally distinct states. Trying to identify to seemingly endless varieties of wild mushrooms found in Alaska, the Yukon and northern British Columbia generates the for several field guides on the subject. One handy reference that might be of interest to neophyte field mycologists is Harriette Parker’s Alaska’s Mushrooms – A Practical Guide. This is a small format guide containing numerous color photographs that could be easily slipped into the pocket or a day pack.
Harriette Parker is an Alaskan naturalist and authority on wild mushrooms of the north. Parker’s guidebook opens with tips on how to use her book, tools and supplies needed for hunting mushrooms in the wild, making sporeprints, useful advice on mushroom collecting safety, and protecting wild mushrooms as a natural resource. Read More




