The International Journal of Medicinal Mushrooms
The rapid growth of interest in medicinal mushrooms research is matched by the large number of disparate groups that currently publish in a wide range of publications. The International Journal of Medicinal Mushrooms is the one source of information that will draw together all aspects of this exciting and expanding field—a source that will keep you up to date with the latest issues and practice. The International Journal of Medicinal Mushrooms publishes original research articles and critical reviews on a broad range of subjects pertaining to medicinal mushrooms, including systematics, nomenclature, taxonomy, morphology, medicinal value, biotechnology, and much more. In addition to full-length reports of original research, the journal publishes short communications and interesting case reports, together with literature reviews. Subscriptions are available via their Web site.
Mushroom, the Journal of Wild Mushrooming
This is a quarterly publication addressing a wide scope of topics of interest to the mushroom cultivator and collector. Subjects include mushroom hunting and cultivation (both from a professional and a personal perspective), book reviews, upcoming conferences and seminars worldwide, contributions from experts in the field of mycology, recipes, mushroom art, and much more. We highly recommend this publication! Subscriptions are $19.00 for one year, $49.00 for three years. For more information, visit www.mushroomthejournal.com.
Mushroom Farming & Life Magazine
If you happen to read Korean, Mushroom Farming & Life Magazine is an excellent resource, with numerous articles and features of interest to the mushroom cultivator. A typical issue is over 150 pages, with many illustrations and photos. A truly well-presented publication!
A one-year subscription is $90.00 US, money orders or bank wires only. Send your subscription order to:
Han-young Lee
Mushroom Farming and Life
4th Floor, Haeng-oon Building
150-5 Pyungchang-dong Chongno-gu
Seoul, Korea 110-012
Orders paid for with a bank wire must include a $15.00 bank wire fee. Wires should be paid to the order of Han-young Lee, and sent to:
Kookmin Bank
Swift code: cznbkrse
Account number: 833-25-0005-978
Subscribers should provide the following information:
First and last name
Mailing address
Email address (if any)
Phone number
Fax number (if any)
Each subscriber also receives a user name and password for aces sing a subscriber-only section on Mushroom Farming & Life's Web site, http://www.mushroom98.co.kr.
The Biological, Socioeconomic and Managerial
Aspects of Chanterelle Mushroom Harvesting
A special report in AMBIO, a Journal of the Human Environment,
a publication of the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences
This report is a compilation of a series of papers on Chanterelle harvesting in the Pacific Northwest, by some of the most noted researchers in the field, including botanists David Pilz and Randy Molina, and research forester Leon Liegel. Articles included:
Biological Productivity of Chanterelle Mushrooms
in and Near the Olympic Peninsula Biosphere Reserve
Relative Value of Chanterelles and Timber as Commercial Forest Products
The MAB (Man and the Biosphere) Mushroom Study as a
Teaching Case Example of Intrerdisciplinary and Sustainable Forestry Research
This treatise is an ideal compliment to the USDA publication on the American Matsutake mushroom listed below. 35 pages, $20.00 (cost includes surface shipping anywhere in the world. Other shipping methods available). For a copy, please contact:
Allen Press
attn.: Order Department
PO Box 1897
Lawrence, KS 66044-8897, USA
Phone: (800) 627-0326 or (785) 843-1234
Fax: (785) 843-1274
E-mail: orders@allenpress.com
Ask for AMBIO Special Report Number 9, September 1998.
For more information on the history, biology and use of Chanterelles, we offer The Chanterelle Book. For more information on the efforts to cultivate Chanterelles and other mycorrhizal species, visit the Home Page of the Chantarellus Research Group.
USDA Forest Service General Technical Reports
These are free publications of the United States Department of Agriculture Forest Service on the subject of fungi and their relationship to the forest ecosystem and the people who interact with it. Several different documents are currently available. We will add to this list as more General Technical Reports become available. To receive these documents, please contact:
Pacific Northwest Research Station
333 S.W. 1st Avenue
PO Box 3890
Portland, OR 97208-3890
Many of these publications are also available online. Visit the USDA Forest Service Library Web site and enter descriptions or the General Technical Report number into the "Search" field.
Ecology and Management
of the Commercially Harvested
American Matsutake Mushroom
This is possibly the best English-language treatise on the coveted American Matsutake mushroom (Tricholoma magnivelare). Written by professor of Biological Science David Hosford, botanist David Pilz, research botanist Randy Molina and research ecologist Michael Amaranthus, this 68-page, 8.5 x 11" booklet is available free of charge from the United States Department of Agriculture. Ask for General Technical Report PNW-GTR-412.
The Importance and Conservation
of Ectomycorrhizal Fungal Diversity
In Forest Ecosystems: Lessons from
Europe and the Pacific Northwest
Written by research ecologist Michael Amaranthus, this 15 page, 8.5 x 11" booklet describes the benefits the approximately 5,000 species of ectomycorrhizal fungi offer to the forest ecosystem, and the threat presented to these fungi from pollution, destruction of habitat and overharvesting of certain highly prized species. Ask for General Technical Report PNW-GTR-431.
Wild Edible Mushrooms
in the Blue Mountains:
Resource and Issues
The Blue Mountains Region of the Pacific Northwest (spanning from Northeastern Oregon into Southeastern Washington) has long been utilized by local residents as a site for recreational gathering of wild mushrooms. In the last few years, however, there has been a dramatic upswing in the commercial harvesting of mushrooms in the Blue Mountains. This 22 page 8.5 x 11" booklet, written by research plant pathologist Catherine G. Parks and Blue Mountains Pest Management Zone Pathologist Craig L. Schmitt, addresses the history, biology, regulation and concerns related to mushroom harvesting in the region. Ask for General Technical Report PNW-GTR-393.
Biology, Ecology and Social Aspects
of Wild Edible Mushrooms in the
Forests of the Pacific Northwest: a
Preface to Managing Commercial Harvest
This is a slightly older document, published in February 1993. However, it is still a good resource for those concerned with commercial harvest of wild forest fungi. This document features descriptions of 12 different forest species and includes recreational and social aspects of fungi, commercial production reports, and a bibliography of related reading. Written by research botanist Randy Molina, Washington State University research associate Thomas O'Dell, Oregon State University research associate Daniel Luoma, research ecologist Michael Amaranthus, research forester Michael Castellano and pathologist Kenelm Russell. 8.5 x 11" booklet , 42 pages. Ask for General Technical Report PNW-GTR-309.
