Wild Food Harvest
Picking of berries, mushrooms, and nuts is another
popular outdoor activity on the refuge. There are some refuge regulations which guide
public use - please see "PUBLIC USE REGULATIONS"
section.
 Wild strawberries and blackberries
(early summer) and persimmons (late fall) are abundant on many portions of the refuge. |
 Morel (spring) and Oyster Mushrooms (summer)
as well as many other kinds of mushrooms are found throughout the refuge. |
 Pecan and black walnut trees are very common on
the refuge, especially in the floodplains of the Marais des Cygnes River and other
streams, and at abandoned farmsites. Some years (mast years) will produce
"bumper" crops of nuts while on other years only a few trees will produce
well. Nuts are generally harvested in late fall. |
Last update:
October 13, 2009
