Warmer spring weather brings out Iowa mushroom hunters looking for the elusive edible fungus.
Iowa State University Extension’s Chelsea Harbach says people can get carried away looking for mushrooms, but you have to follow the rules. “You’re not allowed to trespass on private lands to harvest mushrooms. You should only do so with permission,” she says.
Harbach says DNR regulations do allow you to look for mushrooms on public lands. “You are allowed to forage public lands, however, you cannot sell any of the mushrooms that you collect from public lands. Those have to be for your own consumption,” she says…