A Colorado native for almost 25 years, Kristen Blizzard recently moved to Cable, WI with her husband Trent. They have been trekking the forests of the Midwest, Colorado and the Pacific Northwest for years mostly with wild, edible mushrooms in mind. At first a hobby, the hunt for mushrooms quickly became nothing short of an obsession. Kristen is a certified Wild Mushroom Identification Expert in Colorado.
Kristen and Trent run a web design and marketing agency and are fortunate to have the ability to work from the road. Occasionally traveling to forage — they follow mushroom seasons throughout the year with visits to CA, OR, and CO along the way. In the fall of 2020 they released their first book, Wild Mushrooms: A Cookbook and Foraging Guide. You will find their adventures online at modernforager.com.
Kristen and Trent run a web design and marketing agency and are fortunate to have the ability to work from the road. Occasionally traveling to forage — they follow mushroom seasons throughout the year with visits to CA, OR, and CO along the way. In the fall of 2020 they released their first book, Wild Mushrooms: A Cookbook and Foraging Guide. You will find their adventures online at modernforager.com.
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If You Suspect a Poisoning
If you suspect you have consumed a poisonous mushroom, contact a physician, the closest hospital ER, poison control center, or dial 911, depending on the severity of the reaction. US Poison Control: 1-800-222-1222 The North American Mycological Association (NAMA) has information that may also be of help. Click here. We do not ID mushrooms through this website.
If you are in need of an ID consider uploading quality photos with multiple views of your specimen and descriptions of your find to Mushroom Observer or iNaturalist including our projects or post in Wild Food Wisconsin or Mushroom Identification Group. If you contact us and provide a way to get back to you, we may be able to provide suggestions for more identification resources you can use. You are always responsible for your own decisions taken on the basis of identification resources. |
Wisconsin Mycological Society
Wisconsin Mycological Society (WMS) is dedicated to the study and enjoyment of mushrooms and other fungi throughout the state of Wisconsin. Education, safety, sustainability, community, and connecting with nature are our goals.
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