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Blog posts pertaining to the Grand Canyon and vicinity. The Kaibab Plateau, the south edge of which forms the North Rim of the Grand Canyon, is a particularly popular and productive location for mushroom collecting, but there is also some picking on the South Rim. Terrain is ponderosa and mixed conifer forest from 6000 to nearly 9000 feet. Most of the area is in the Coconino and Kaibab National Forests, with large areas of state and BLM land, as well as Indian reservations and the Grand Canyon National Park that are off limits to mushroom gathering.

Never mind August, clear your schedule for July

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The 2015 monsoon is under way good and early, as we previously discussed. Some parts of the White Mountains are approaching 2 inches of rain in the past two weeks, … Continue reading →

National Monument status for the Kaibab Plateau – Blessing or curse?

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Grand Canyon National Park - North entrance

In the news lately, the Obama administration is considering the possibility of creating a new Grand Canyon Watershed National Monument in Northern Arizona. This large preserve would be carved out of the Kaibab National Forest … Continue reading →

Where and when do you look for mushrooms in Arizona?

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summer monsoon rains in arizona

Arizona, like California, benefits from large variations in terrain elevation that allow one to explore very different biomes with only a short drive.  Those whose perception of the state has been shaped … Continue reading →