Burn Morels

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 [...]

The Facts Is that really a burn morel you found? Maybe not! Get comfortable, we are about to geek out a bit on species identification. Morel hunters in the East and Midwest often have a totally [...]

Burn Morel Madness Begins… Now Mania is brewing and the interwebs are heating up with morel photos + discussions about the upcoming spring hunt. While the snow continues to fall in [...]

JOIN US  We are excited to present two workshops at the Explore the Outdoors Expo in Grand Junction on February 9th and 10th, 2019.  This will be especially fun because the nearby Grand [...]

Looking to score some burn morels in June or July? Often as we get into the middle of June, the recreational morel hunter turns their attention elsewhere after two full months of good picking. [...]