Mushrooms of Cascadia, Second Edition - An Illustrated Key to the Fungi of the Pacific Northwest by Michael Beug is a highly detailed, extensive and very well organised guide to mushrooms that can be found in the Pacific North West (USA)

I am fascinated by the natural world and my reading in this area is currently more focussed on the flora and fauna of the USA. ( I am ashamed to say, a lesser explored geographical area for me, but I am catching up!) and thankfully, there are fantastic botanists/ mycologists like Michael Beug who put their decades of research into a comprehensive guide that is accessible to all

Written in a personable way, the information is engaging and easy to digest

This book has a great guide for essential equipment to use when you begin your adventures into foraging and also has a few recipes to try out in the kitchen section. What I really got my teeth into, thanks to the utterly brilliant key, was the huge array of varieties and images. Absolutely wonderful!

Thank you to Netgalley, Clarkson Potter/Ten Speed Press | Ten Speed Press, Michael Beug for this very informative ARC. My review is left voluntarily and all opinions are my own