/tags/mycology Mycology en-US Copyright KUNC/Community Radio for Northern Colorado 2020 Tue, 08 Apr 2025 12:26:40 GMT /news/2025-04-08/colorados-magic-mushroom-industry-prepares-to-open-its-doors Colorado is officially launching an industry that has long been underground: psychedelic-assisted therapy. In the coming months, residents will be able to consume magic mushrooms on-site, at healing centers. Now, people are growing mushrooms and applying for licenses, as communities figure out where to put these businesses. Tue, 08 Apr 2025 12:26:40 GMT /news/2025-04-08/colorados-magic-mushroom-industry-prepares-to-open-its-doors Leigh Paterson /news/2025-01-31/does-colorado-need-a-state-mushroom-mycology-enthusiasts-say-heck-yeah A bill introduced in the state legislature last week would name Colorado’s first official state mushroom. Fri, 31 Jan 2025 15:06:36 GMT /news/2025-01-31/does-colorado-need-a-state-mushroom-mycology-enthusiasts-say-heck-yeah Rae Solomon /podcast/inthenoco/2024-01-17/fungi-firefighters-a-boulder-mushroom-companys-solution-to-wildfires-is-quintessentially-colorado Wildfire mitigation has big financial and environmental costs. KUNC's Emma VandenEinde says an ecological alternative is sprouting in Boulder. Wed, 17 Jan 2024 10:45:00 GMT /podcast/inthenoco/2024-01-17/fungi-firefighters-a-boulder-mushroom-companys-solution-to-wildfires-is-quintessentially-colorado In The NoCo, Emma VandenEinde /environment/2023-09-03/all-the-dirty-details-on-this-years-strange-mushroom-season-in-colorado Sun, 03 Sep 2023 12:00:00 GMT /environment/2023-09-03/all-the-dirty-details-on-this-years-strange-mushroom-season-in-colorado Shelby Reardon, Summit Daily °µºÚ±¬ÁÏ /news/2023-06-21/from-veterans-to-mushroom-growers-denver-psychedelics-conference-attracts-thousands As communities move to decriminalize psychedelics, Denver is hosting a massive conference for those who want to learn more. Wed, 21 Jun 2023 22:16:37 GMT /news/2023-06-21/from-veterans-to-mushroom-growers-denver-psychedelics-conference-attracts-thousands Leigh Paterson /environment/2022-09-14/we-are-advancing-the-science-wild-mushrooms-dna-and-citizen-scientists-in-colorados-mountains In spite of ongoing drought in parts of the state, it was a very wet August in Colorado’s mountains. Heavy rains brought an abundance of wild mushrooms, including some that are new to science. But novel mushroom species are more common than you might think. And a lot of them are found by citizen scientists – amateurs - with a passion for foraging. Wed, 14 Sep 2022 19:21:20 GMT /environment/2022-09-14/we-are-advancing-the-science-wild-mushrooms-dna-and-citizen-scientists-in-colorados-mountains Rae Solomon