Chanterelles are one of the most popular mushrooms to forage in the Pacific Northwest, and on Vancouver Island.

Winter chanterelles appear in the late fall and winter around the moss-covered roots of conifers.

Morels are a popular spring-appearing mushroom foraged in many parts of the world. Vancouver island has many varieties of morel as well.

A parasitic conversion of a regular mushroom, the bright orange and hefty lobster mushrooms appear near the end of summer.

Fragrant and dense. A haul of pine mushrooms can be difficult to find, but well worth the effort.

A beautiful colour and distinctive taste. The sulfur shelf is a rare and delicious prize.

Easy to identify and cook, hedgehog mushrooms are excellent mushrooms for beginner foragers.

Appearing on hardwoods near rivers, the oyster mushroom is likely to appear in spring or the fall.

A common lawn mushroom that should be picked and prepared quickly, before it turns to black goo.

Cauliflower mushrooms are a rare find, but if you remember the spot, you can return year after year for more.