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*Matsutake Free Use permits may be available on some forests and will be valid only within designated free use areas. Free/recreational use permits will be issued only at the Ranger Stations on those forests with designated free use areas. Matsutake free / recreational use mushrooms will be cut in half lengthwise, stem through cap, and both halves separated at the time of harvest, prior to leaving the area.
Like free/recreational use matsutake mushrooms, all species of free/recreational use mushrooms will be cut in half lengthwise, stem through cap, and both halves separated at the time of harvest. OTHER: All tools for matsutake harvest will not exceed 1” (one inch) and 18” (eighteen inches) long; raking or other ground disturbance prohibited. Everyone must have a valid permit and a harvest area map in their possession to gather, transport or sell mushrooms gathered on participating National Forests. A harvest area map is not required on the Fremont National Forest, all areas are marked on the ground. Written permission is required to camp on any National Forest while harvesting mushrooms commercially and will be allowed only in areas designated by the Forest Service. Camping spaces may be limited and a fee may be charged. Commercial mushrooms picking is not allowed in Crater National Park, Newberry National Volcanic Monument, H.J. Andrews Experimental Forest, Davis Fire Closure Area, Research Natural Areas, Wilderness Areas, Developed Recreation Areas and other designated non-harvest area. The Young Stand Thinning and Diversity Study on the Willamette National Forest are areas of “No Harvest” as shown on the harvest area map. On the Willamette National Forest, three additional regulations apply: 1) at least one-third of the mushroom caps on the collection area (of the same species as being collected) should be left intact to release spores (FW-337); 2) no commercial collection of truffles is allowed, 3) no commercial collection of mushrooms will be allowed in Late Successional Reserves; and on both the Umpqua and Willamette N.F’s. no harvest within riparian areas (any stream [Class 1 thru 4], ponds or wet areas). Mushroom Buyers: People wishing to operate buying stations on National Forest Land must obtain a permit. Check with a local Ranger District Office for permit information as not all Districts allow buyers on National Forest Land.
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