The Times - Serving Waitsburg, Dayton and the Touchet Valley

JOHN DAY, PENDLETON, and BAKER CITY, Ore.-Personal-use mushroom picking is free and does not require a permit or payment under the legal limits, which authorizes an individual to harvest, possess, or transport less than a gallon in Oregon and less than five gallons in Washington. No commercial permits are available this year due to coronavirus

These free mushrooms are only available for personal consumption and cannot be sold, bartered, or given away.

Those seeking to pick more than the free personal-use limit are considered commercial gatherers.

At this time, all National Forest developed rec...