Pikes Peak Mycological Society has compiled a list of vetted resources for you. Whether you’re looking for a good field guide, websites with verified information about fungi or places to buy mushroom spawn and other products, you’ll find it here.
Did you know that we have a full library of books and other media that you can borrow? There’s a full list at the bottom of this page of our collection. Just email our librarian and make arrangements to get what you want. We’ll even ship it to you! All you pay is shipping and handling, and you can borrow any book for free.
Recommended Books:
Mushrooms of the Rocky Mountain Region: Timber Press Field Guide
by Vera Stucky Evenson and Denver Botanic Gardens
The Essential Guide to Rocky Mountain Mushrooms by Habitat
by Cathy Cripps, Vera Evenson, and Michael Kuo
Mushrooms Demystified
by David Arora
All That the Rain Promises and More
by David Arora
National Audubon Society Field Guide to North American Mushrooms
by Gary Lincoff
Mycelium Running: How Mushrooms Can Help Save the World
by Paul Stamets
Radical Mycology: A Treatise On Seeing And Working With Fungi
by Peter McCoy
Organic Mushroom Farming and Mycoremediation: Simple to Advanced and Experimental Techniques for Indoor and Outdoor Cultivation
by Tradd Cotter
The Fungal Pharmacy
by Robert Rogers
PPMS Lending Library:
PPMS members have access to a lending library of mycological books. Please refer to this document to see our collection. The checkout period is one month. To request books, please contact library@pikespeakmyc.org.
Online Resources:
Fungal Diversity Survey
MushroomExpert.com
iNaturalist.org
MushroomObserver.com
MyCoPortal.org
Urbanmushrooms.com
Colorado Mushrooms
Glossary of Mycological Terms
Mushroom Spawn:
Fungi Perfecti
Mushroom Mountain
Mycological Associations:
North American Mycological Association
Colorado Mycological Society
Other Resources and Sites:
Telluride Mushroom Festival
Fungi Magazine
Tom Volk’s Fungi
Gary Lincoff
Mushroom References
DIY Fungi Blog
CORSAR Card– Support the Colorado Search and Rescue Association. Colorado residents and visitors are well served by dedicated non-paid professional search and rescue teams. Purchasing a CORSAR card for $3/yr helps fund these volunteers.
Modern Forager- A website full of information about foraging, mushroom hunting, burn maps and more. Sign up for online foraging classes and find all the accessories you need to be a modern forager!