Health officials in the East Bay said a man has died from consuming toxic wild mushrooms, amid an ongoing spike in ...

The Fungus Festival in Big Sur educates attendees on the risks of wild mushrooms, particularly the dangerous Death Cap, amid ...

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California health officials issue urgent warning after toxic death cap mushrooms cause fatal outbreak. These dangerous fungi ...

In an effort to draw visitors to the Russian River during the winter, the Russian River Chamber of Commerce has teamed with an environmental organization to launch the region’s first-ever ...

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Across California, a quiet pastime has turned deadly. A surge in poisonings linked to wild “death cap” mushrooms has left at ...

Toxic death cap mushrooms have sickened more than 30 people and killed three across coastal Northern California, but Santa ...

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At least 35 people across California have been poisoned by death cap mushrooms, including a toddler — and three adults have ...

The ongoing outbreak has led California to issue repeated warnings against the foraging and consumption of wild mushrooms. It ...

I was walking my puppy in my neighborhood earlier last week when I noticed an usual growth on the side of a large, dormant ...