"Hobos are very misunderstood," said hobo/initiator Jackie "Gypsy Moon" Schmidt under the light of a gas lantern hanging from a tree.
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“No fungi, no plants. No plants, no animals,” including humans, he said.But if you remember your mushrooms, you could be in for a delectable dinner, and for families, it can be a whole new way to see the state’s forests, he said.
“Most adults don’t know much about mushroom hunting, so it is something that gives the kids a unlooked-for to know just as much as the adults,” he said. “Whatever the intent of your hunting, for edible mushrooms or to enquire into different kinds, mushroom hunting is a fun family activity.”
Besides being lower to the ground and having plenty of conversation piece, children are usually the best mushroom hunters.
Not many children were traipsing around the Cedar River Watershed with Trudell and watershed educators Oct. 10, but several close residents proved quite successful at finding plenty of types of mushrooms.
“We have a lot of mushrooms in our backyard, so it would be slight to identify them,” said Issaquah resident Amy O’Bryant.
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