Although it seems late in the season, I've had a handful of folks ask me recently about giant puffballs. Earlier this week Post Bulletin staffer Eric Atherton wrote "My son picked one the other day ...

Giant puffball mushrooms, or Calvatia gigantea, are a popular and recognizable edible mushroom. Puffballs are round with a white interior and exterior and grow on small, barely noticeable stems. The ...

The weather during these last six weeks has had a few chilly days, and recently we even recorded frost, ice, and the first flurries. But for the most part, the weather has been mild. A few days of ...