While walking in the woods with some friends at the beginning of October, we came upon a large mushroom patch. Clumps contained dozens of bright orange mushrooms, all shiny and new looking, each clump ...

A question for Dan Gill: This is the second year that this fungus (see photo above) has shown up. It smells like something dead. What is it, and what can I do? -- Nancy Fraley Answer: This is one of ...

As I drove down Route 390 near Promised Land State Park the other day, my attention focused on a dead tree truck alongside the road. To passers-by the mundane tree trunk goes unnoticed, but back in ...

Jack-o’-lantern mushrooms are poisonous and will make you sick, experts say. They cluster near trees this time of year. Missouri Department of Conservation As we creep closer to Halloween, a warning ...