Burn Morels

This week we added burn severity maps to the burn morel map system. The burn severity index is a available for all 2022 “A” rated fires. We also created burn perimeter maps for [...]

The 2022 burn morel season is shaping up to be as good or better than any season in the last 5 years. The 2021 fires that guide our hunts were unusually widespread from Southern California up [...]

Catch the Mania Hunting burn morels in the West is an incredibly rewarding hobby. If you are from the East, South or Midwest you may even be thinking, what the heck are “burn morels”? [...]

As March comes to a close, many early season burn morel hunters are frustrated. This is especially true in Oregon where low elevation burn areas are just starting to go off and the public is not [...]

One of the fires I am most excited about in Colorado is the Mullen Fire, which is actually mostly in Wyoming. This fire is 297 square miles and offers promising habitat. Modern Forager’s [...]

Morel Mania Begins We are excited to officially release our 2021 burn morel maps! These maps detail forest fires from the huge 2020 fire season that are promising for burn morels. The West had a [...]

The Hunt Must Go On We’ve been dreaming and scheming about chasing burn morels across Arizona, New Mexico, Utah and Colorado all year. With COVID-19 and dry weather across the four states, [...]

A Good Season Western Colorado has been kind to local morel hunters thus far in 2019. It started this Winter with an above-average snow pack. In spring, lower elevations received regular rains [...]

On the Mushroom Trail If you follow our adventures, most of you know that we head to the Pacific Northwest each year to chase burn morels. Although we usually trek West one week before and one [...]

Burn Morel Mapping This is How We Do It While we are getting pounded with snow and rain throughout the state (happy, happy, joy, joy!), what better thing to do on a dreary Friday night than hunt [...]