Forest Products
Mushrooms
There are variety of mushrooms available at different
times of the year. Probably the best known is the Matsutake season
in the fall.
Permit Info
All personal collection of mushrooms requires a personal
use permit which can be obtained at all Forest Service offices for
the Deschutes and Ochoco National Forest.
All commercial collection of mushrooms require a commercial
use permit which can only be obtained at District Forest Service
offices for the Deschutes and Ochoco National Forest.
There are two types of mushroom permits:
- Permit for Matsutake mushroom
- Permit for all mushroom species other than Matsutake
These permits have some differences in permit conditions, restrictions, and requirements.
The Ochoco N.F. has a mushroom permit that is valid only on the Ochoco.
A mushroom permit issued from any of the following five forests is valid on all five forests.
- Deschutes
- Fremont
- Umpqua
- Willamette
- Winema
In addition to general conditions, restrictions, and requirements on mushroom permits which are common to all five forests, some forest may have conditions, regulations, or restrictions for mushroom harvest that are specific to that forest
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