Halfmoon Lake Natural Area
- Manager
- Lands Operations Division, Alberta Forestry and Parks
- Designation
- Natural Area
- Size
- 820 acres
- Region
- Alberta
Mushroom harvest rules
Rules vary
Canadian Crown land
Rules differ by province and territory, and permits or local closures may apply. Check with the land manager before you pick.
Crown land is managed by each province or territory under its own rules. Examples: British Columbia allows picking on provincial Crown land without a permit, Nova Scotia allows small-scale personal-use foraging of plants and fungi, Yukon needs a free permit only for commercial morel picking, and several provinces have no mushroom-specific rule we could find. Closures can apply at any time. See this site's province pages for sources.
Official source: Government of British Columbia: Mushroom picking (one example of a provincial Crown land rule)
Last verified: November 11, 2026
Rules change. Confirm with the land manager before you pick.
See the foraging laws for Alberta.
Location
The marker shows an approximate point, not a boundary. Check the manager's map for exact borders and access points.
Species recorded in Alberta 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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cup lichen
Cladonia ecmocyna
Edibility unknown — do not eat -
Smooth Cladonia
Cladonia gracilis
Edibility unknown — do not eat -
Pale-footed Horsehair Lichen
Bryoria fuscescens
Edibility unknown — do not eat -
Black Knot
Apiosporina morbosa
Edibility unknown — do not eat -
Dark Crottle
Hypogymnia physodes
Edibility unknown — do not eat -
Boreal Oakmoss
Evernia mesomorpha
Edibility unknown — do not eat -
Netted Shield Lichen
Parmelia sulcata
Edibility unknown — do not eat -
Cladonia mitis
Edibility unknown — do not eat - No photo yet
Iceland Lichen
Cetraria ericetorum
Edibility unknown — do not eat -
Nephromopsis nivalis
Edibility unknown — do not eat -
Woolly Foam
Stereocaulon tomentosum
Edibility unknown — do not eat -
Powdered Sunshine Lichen
Vulpicida pinastri
Edibility unknown — do not eat
Land data: CPCAD, Environment and Climate Change Canada (Open Government Licence - Canada).