Find the mushroom names hidden in these sentences.
Fungi
Exploring Nature, August 2026
Nature highlights for August
Exploring Nature, April 2026
Nature highlights for April.
The Secret Patch
Lilies nodded their beautiful red heads. Lush ferns blanketed the ground. Water ran down the mountainside in the center of our little hidden patch.
Pink Flying Squirrels and the Truffle Hunter
As a former logger, I’ve said, “There can be surprises when felling a tree.” Last fall, while cutting down a dead oak for firewood, I had a few big surprises…
Favorite Focus, September 2025
Enjoy our readers’ favorite photos from the past month!
Mushroom Search
Can you find and identify the mushrooms?
The Mushroom Hunt
“Let’s go on a mushroom hunt!” This crisp day is perfect for hunting mushrooms in our forest. I fill a cardboard box with knives, bowls, pens, paper, and, most importantly, our mushroom guide.
Favorite Focus, November 2023
Pine Warbler. Photo © Weston Martin, Greencastle, PA. Photo © Peter Shirk, New Columbia, PA. Eastern lubber grasshopper. Photo © Abigail Russell, Austin, TX. Green darner dragonfly. Photo © Colette...
Pictures & Poems, April 2023
Cedar Trees Grow Apples, Too (but please don’t eat them)
Cedar-apple rust. Photos © Dreamstime.com. “Hey, let’s see if there’s a nest in here,” I said to my little sister. We had accidentally frightened a pair of Mourning Doves from a stout cedar tree....