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Wild Food
Exploring Wild Foods in The Salish Sea Bioregion
Turkey tail mushrooms are small (1-4 inch) shelf mushrooms that grow from decaying deciduous and conifers logs. The tops of their caps are hairy but smooth, and beautifully striped with just about any colour!
Morels are a fire-loving fungi, meaning you will likely find them in burnt forests most abundantly in the spring following a summer fire season, however, it is possible to find them outside of burns in the spring.
You will find chanterelles growing from the ground, in a variety of different shapes and sizes but usually with caps 2-6 inches in size. They may be bright yellow-orange (Cantharellus cibarius) or white-soft pink (Cantharellus subalbidus).
A beautiful short clip sharing how to lure Devil Fish in Springtime.
Learn how to safely harvest Butter Clams with local elder Rich
When you bruise the branches, it has a very strong smell (the root
word ptth’uthun means strong odour).
A tree with distinctive orange-red bark, Qaanlhp is very tolerant of
extremely dry areas and is common on dry rocky bluffs throughout
southern Vancouver Island and the Gulf Islands.
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