13 people joined us at Raven Skies Retreat in Tomahawk for 2 hours of mushroom & berry picking at our first Community Foray of the year. Hosted by Marie Carson, co-led with Lori-Anne Leger, we walked just 3 sections of their 160 acre property. The weather was nice & the rain has been generous & the land offered us many great finds including Hedgehogs (Hydnum), Banana Boletes (Hemileccinum subglabripes), a variety of edible & non edible Russulas, some Amanitas, a little Hericium coralloides, a variety of berries & lots of other cool mushrooms. Everyone left for something good to eat in their baskets & we managed to evade the rain the forecast had called for. It was a great day!

Finds:

  • Hydnum sp.
  • Hemileccinum subglabripes
  • a variety of Russulas
  • Amanitas in section Amanita & also Vaginatae
  • Auriscalpium vulgare
  • Pholiota squarrosa
  • Coprinopsis sect Atramentariae
  • Entoloma sp.
  • Resupinatus sp.
  • Cuphophyllus sp.
  • A variety of Lactarius sp.
  • Leucopaxillus sp.
  • Tubaria sp.
  • Psathyrella sp.
  • Infundibulicybe sp.
  • Crepidotus cinnabarina & some other tiny brown Crepidotus sp.
  • Pholiotina sp.
  • Cortinarius sp.
  • Lepista/Collybia sp.
  • A variety of Inocybe sp.
  • A couple different Agaricus sp.
  • Boletus edulis clade (King Bolete)
  • Hygrocybe conica complex
  • Plicatura crispa
  • Trichaptum sp.
  • Trametes betulina
  • Hericium coralloides.

Date:  Aug 2, 2026

Time: 12:00pm-2:30pm

Location: Raven Skies Retreat, Tomahawk.

Terrain: Mixed forest, Poplar, Spruce, Birch

Foray Leader(s): Lori-Anne Leger & Marie Carson

Foray Attendees: 13

Weather: Overcast & mild with a light breeze.

Photo Credits: Lori-Anne Leger & Taylor Routledge