I think i remember quite a few years ago Randy posting some pictures of a pretty prolific area that they logged and just left the fall and bucked laying in the woods in one area..he posted pictures of some pretty awesome clusters..in my experience some areas when they log portions and just leave smaller stands intact ,it seems to change the whole weather pattern and eco systems so that even the old growth patches that were left never produce much anymore ..thanks for the video ..I always watch them..

@northernwildharvest

7 ай бұрын

You are right GA, that was probably this patch. The root rot was really bad in this area so the timber was of little value. We have those photos somewhere on a corrupt hard drive, maybe worth restoring someday. It was more prolific than anything Randy had found in the Nass, or anywhere else in the interior, which is rare for the Island. As you say, the weather patterns and ecosystem has been changed significantly in this area. During a good season there were clusters counting well into the hundreds, growing so tightly packed that the buttons became square rectangle shaped because they were touching so densely. Hard to go back, but still beautiful none the less. Thanks for watching.

Believe it or not I liked this video more than others simply because of your explanations and the family history you shared. The story of who you guys are and what you do as a family is so incredible. Thanks for sharing this with us!

@northernwildharvest

7 ай бұрын

Thanks Neal, wish I had video footage of Randy, myself and all my brothers harvesting this patch from 20 years ago. Appreciate you following along my friend.

my what a beautiful place..that water falls are awsome🥰

Thank you for a beautiful video.

Nice to see you again, Thankyou for the beautiful video, loved the waterfall. Hope you have a wonderful new year.

@northernwildharvest

6 ай бұрын

Thanks Helen, I hope you are doing well. Good to hear from you

Thanks Phil, Randy. Merry Christmas!!!

@northernwildharvest

7 ай бұрын

You as well Debbie!

❤❤❤Awsome vedios,take care everyone..❤😊these my 2nd time watched this vedios❤👍

Hello from Beautiful British Columbia Canada 🇨🇦 ❤🎉😊nice 👌

@northernwildharvest

7 ай бұрын

Thank you! 😃

@margueritemitchell1829

7 ай бұрын

@@northernwildharvest that was such a large area ....how many tree to lumber..years of lost mushrooms. What a waste

@northernwildharvest

7 ай бұрын

It was a once in a lifetime Matsutake patch. Was very sad the day we discovered it was gone but at least a small amount is left. Planning to do some work helping spread mushroom spores in the remaining trees next Autumn.@@margueritemitchell1829

Merry Christmas 🎄

@northernwildharvest

7 ай бұрын

Happy holidays!

I was picking evergreen huckleberries a couple weeks into December here, wild season.

@northernwildharvest

7 ай бұрын

Yeah it was a very late end to the huckleberry season with record warm temps for December!

I read paper(s?)about birch fungi and how the fruiting changed as the trees grew. It was clear fell and they tracked what fungi fruited over the years as the birch grew. I don't remember the details, as not relevant as I live in New Zealand which doesn't have birch forests and a very limited number of birch / exotic mycorrhizal species. But there was a clear pattern of as the birch aged, the species changed. From memory birch boletes were one of the more mature ones. I am hoping the birch tree patch I have planted and thrown old birch boletes into will soon fruit. Say all that, to say that I suspect the mycelium is still present, but given the trees determine who gets the carbo's from photosynthesis it is likely that pine buttons you are after don't get the sugars until the tree is mature. Likely because it is more adapt to mining nutrients than the other species. This is all conjecture of course as so little work has been done in this space.

Nice vid Phil! Curious, are we going to have a 2023 Morel season series?

@northernwildharvest

7 ай бұрын

Thanks! Yes we will have a 2023 morel season series. I’ll make a community post about it soon. :)

Over many years the mushroom harvest is worth more than the timber. Humans are short sighted. BC is one big tree farm now.

@northernwildharvest

Ай бұрын

In certain fall mushroom patches, without a doubt. If we were getting the true kg value of matsutake buttons (price in Japan), some patches have the potential to out weight the timber value in a single year.

Hi may I ask where is the mountain you at thank you

@northernwildharvest

7 ай бұрын

Canada. Vancouver Island ;)