Wednesday, April 16, 2008

Morels LIve a Secretive Life

Morels live a secretive life, hiding from humans

Like elves and leprechauns, the little beings live a secretive life in the woods. They blend in with all the forest debris littering the ground so it takes a sharp set of eyes to discover their hiding places...

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It's a challenge when you love to eat the subject of your research (morels)

Kathy Jacobson, associate professor of biology at Grinnell College, she has been studying morels for the past nine years. In an interview with the Des Moines Register, she talks about her love of morel research, her love of morel eating and shares a few tips about the life of the elusive mushroom