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2010 VOLUNTEER CAMP PARTICIPANTS WILL MEET AT THE RIGGINS PARK AT THE MORNING OF APRIL 24TH. AT 9:15 MST.   THE PARK IS LOCATED ON THE SALMON RIVER AS YOU LEAVE THE MAIN PART OF TOWN HEADING NORTH.  IT IS ALSO A BOAT RAMP, SO WATCH FOR A LARGE PARKING LOT.  THE PARK IN ON THE LOWER LEVEL, BELOW THE MAIN PARKING LOT.  More information, call me at 208-634-8701 or email me at fromtheforest@hotmail.com.  DON'T FORGET YOUR LUNCH AND A WARM JACKET OR SWEATER.

As many of you know, From The Forest volunteers provide medicinal herbs free of charge to those fighting cancer. We also provide herbs to compliment conventional treatments to ease the side effects of radiation treatment and chemotherapy. Each year, more individuals are choosing to fight their disease using diet and herbs, rather than conventional treatments. Due to the increasing demand, the resources that we provide quickly become depleted. This camp was organized so that we can gather as a group to collect many of the materials needed for the season.

It is never too early to plan to attend the 2010 gathering, scheduled Saturday, April 24th and Sunday the 25th. 9:30 A.M. through 5:00 P.M.

Again this year we will be doweling dead and downed trees with mycelium plugs to foster the growth of medicinal mushroom. Several private landowners in the Riggins area have granted us permission to impregnate their downed and dead standing trees with mushroom mycelium.

From The Forest will provide all mycelium dowels necessary for the dowelling and alcohol for tincturing. You will need to bring your camping equipment, unless you are staying in Riggins at one of the motels. If you have a battery powered drill, please bring that, as well. Pack a sack lunch, as we will be out in the forest all day long. Aside from the dowelling, we will also harvest some of the fungi established in 2006/2007 and harvest Arrowleaf Balsamroot as an immune system stimulant for those undergoing chemotherapy.

Wear sturdy footwear. Bring a warm jacket and a rain coat, as it may rain. Do not wear polar fleece pants unless you want to collect large quantities of seeds, and do no wear shorts, as we will be journeying through brush.

In April of 2006 over 25 volunteers came to help place 6,000 medicinal mushroom plugs in dead wood and dying trees throughout the old growth forests of the Riggins area. The volunteers were divided into teams and sent into different drainages throughout the area. Holes were drilled in different varieties of dead trees and small mycelium impregnated dowels were pounded into the holes.

For the past two years we have ventured into the inoculated areas and gathered some of the medicinal mushroom that we had previously fostered!

The medicinal mushrooms "seeded" in 2006 were Oyster (Pleurotus ostreatus) , Red Belted Polypore (Fomitopsis pinicola), Oregon Reshi (Ganoderma oregonense), Lion's Mane (Hericium erinaceus), Turkey Tail (Tremetes veriscolor) and Artist's Conk (Ganoderma applanatum). This medicinal mushroom project was inspired by Paul Stamets' excellent book Mycelium Running.

In 2007, we harvested and prepared Arrowleaf Balsamroot, Lomatium and Red Belted Polypore for individuals fighting cancer.

In 2008 we inoculated downed and dead trees with Oregon Reshi (Ganoderma oregonense), Lion's Mane (Hericium erinaceus), and Artist's Conk (Ganoderma applanatum). This year we will be inoculating new areas with Oregon Reshi, Lion's Mane, Turkey Tail (Tremetes veriscolor) and Artist's Conk. 

In 2009 we formed two more mushroom gardens using Lion's Mane and Maitake dowels.

This event is presented by herbalist and author Darcy Williamson and From The Forest Apprentices.

Location: Lucile, Idaho
Maximum Group Size: 20
Date: Saturday and Sunday; April 24th and 25th , 2010
Duration: Two Days.