Prospecting for mushroom “gold” and avoiding poison ivy

Adam Sears, Floyd County Conservation Director, shows a morel mushroom he found in the Tosanak Recreation Area on Tuesday. Press photo by Kelly Terpstra

A morel mushroom found on the understory of the forest floor at Tosanak Recreation Area. Press photo by Kelly Terpstra

Adam Sears canvasses the forest floor at the Tosanak Recreation Area on Tuesday. Press photo by Kelly Terpstra

Tyler Walters, natural resource/resident ranger with Floyd County Conservation, explains where to look for mushrooms on Tuesday at Tosanak Recreation Area. Press photo by Kelly Terpstra

Adam Sears finds a morel mushroom on Tuesday at Tosanak Recreation Area. Press photo by Kelly Terpstra

Morel mushrooms collected after a hunt on Tuesday at Tosanak Recreation Area. Press photo by Kelly Terpstra

Different types of mushrooms at Tosanak Recreation Area on Tuesday. Press photo by Kelly Terpstra

Different types of mushrooms at Tosanak Recreation Area on Tuesday. Press photo by Kelly Terpstra

Different types of mushrooms at Tosanak Recreation Area on Tuesday. Press photo by Kelly Terpstra

A morel mushroom found on the understory of the forest floor at Tosanak Recreation Area. Press photo by Kelly Terpstra

Different types of mushrooms at Tosanak Recreation Area on Tuesday. Press photo by Kelly Terpstra

A morel mushroom found on the understory of the forest floor at Tosanak Recreation Area. Press photo by Kelly Terpstra

A false morel mushroom located at the Tosanak Recreation Area on Tuesday. Press photo by Kelly Terpstra

A jack-in-the-pulpit plant at the Tosanak Recreation Area on Tuesday. Press photo by Kelly Terpstra

Wild flowers at the Tosanak Recreation Area on Tuesday. Press photo by Kelly Terpstra