Wild mushrooms sprouting everywhere in Northwest

With the return of the rainy season, mushrooms and other fungi are sprouting everywhere in the Northwest, prompting excitement among Mushroomers and curiosity among casual outdoors observers.

"Mushrooms are coming up all over the place," said Fred Rhoades, mycological ecologist and science adviser to Northwest Mushroomers, whose popular Wild Mushroom Show is Sunday, Oct. 19.