Bears Bluff National Fish Hatchery
- Manager
- U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
- Designation
- Federal Other or Unknown
- Size
- 60 acres
- Region
- South Carolina
Mushroom harvest rules
Harvest prohibited
US National Wildlife Refuges
Collecting any plant on a national wildlife refuge is prohibited unless a special permit or another refuge rule allows it.
50 CFR 27.51(a) prohibits disturbing, destroying or collecting any plant or animal on a refuge except by special permit, unless otherwise permitted under the subchapter. Some refuges have their own public-use rules; confirm with the refuge office before picking.
Official source: eCFR: 50 CFR 27.51 Disturbing, injuring, and damaging plants and animals
Last verified: November 11, 2026
Rules change. Confirm with the land manager before you pick.
See the foraging laws for South Carolina.
Location
The marker shows an approximate point, not a boundary. Check the manager's map for exact borders and access points.
Species recorded in South Carolina and in season now
Based on state-wide records for this month, not specific to this land. Edibility rules still apply: never eat a wild mushroom based on this site.
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Speckled Blister Lichen
Viridothelium virens
Edibility unknown — do not eat -
Carolina Shield Lichen
Canoparmelia caroliniana
Edibility unknown — do not eat - No photo yet
Carolina Crowded-warts
Bathelium carolinianum
Edibility unknown — do not eat -
crowded parchment
Stereum complicatum
Edibility unknown — do not eat -
rough speckled shield lichen
Punctelia rudecta
Edibility unknown — do not eat -
Perforated Ruffle Lichen
Parmotrema perforatum
Edibility unknown — do not eat -
Turkeytail
Trametes versicolor
Edibility unknown — do not eat -
Black Sheet Lichen
Parmotrema reticulatum
Edibility unknown — do not eat - No photo yet
Coleosporium ipomoeae
Edibility unknown — do not eat -
Old Gray Ruffles
Parmotrema tinctorum
Edibility unknown — do not eat -
Violet-toothed Polypore
Trichaptum biforme
Inedible - No photo yet
Jester Lichen
Cladonia leporina
Edibility unknown — do not eat
Land data: USGS PAD-US (public domain).