online Mushroom ID guides
The Athenaeum: A guide to some common late-season Nova Scotia Mushrooms - An informative article in Acadia University’s newspaper.
iNaturalist: Fungi of Nova Scotia
NAMA: How to Make a Spore Print
Northern Bushcraft: Wild Edible Mushrooms of Nova Scotia - An online guide covering a number of edible mushrooms in Nova Scotia.
Understory: Mushroom Identification Course - Nova Scotian Cliff Seruntine delves into mushroom ID in a 4 part YouTube series.
online Mushroom cultivation guides
NAMA: Growing Mushrooms at Home - Be sure to also check out the different pages nested under the ‘CULTIVATION’ tab in the top menu, including tons more resources on the ‘RESOURCES’ page: NAMA: Mushroom Cultivation Resources.
Websites with multiple resources
Mushroom Appreciation - Website with lots of information on foraging, growing mushrooms, types of mushrooms and mushroom ID, cooking mushrooms, and more!
Mushrooms 101 - A Canadian mushroom blog with lots of suggestions for reading materials and guides, including province-specific recommendations.
Mycology web pages of the New Brunswick Museum - Separate but extensively interlinked web projects that celebrate of the astounding diversity of fungi and our unending fascination with them. Organized under the following headings: Natural History of the Fungi, Moulds, Checklists, and Essays on Fungi.
general interest websites
The Athenaeum: A guide to some common late-season Nova Scotia Mushrooms - An informative article in Acadia University’s newspaper.
Mushrooms & Other Fungi | Lands and Forestry | Government of Nova Scotia - An article from the NS Department of Natural Resources that provides a scientific overview of fungi, and some foraging info specific to Nova Scotia environments.
NAMA Mushroom Basics - A two part article titled “Mycorrhizae Explained” and “More About Mycorrhizae”.
Prepared for the Woods: Guide from the Government of Canada - Booklet lists basic precautions that can help protect you on trips into the wilderness.