J. Edward Roush Recreation Area
- Manager
- Army Corps of Engineers
- Designation
- Recreation Management Area
- Size
- 8,533 acres
- Region
- Indiana
Mushroom harvest rules
Restricted
US Army Corps of Engineers project lands
Removing vegetative growth from Corps project lands is prohibited without written permission from the District Commander. Ask the project office about mushrooms.
36 CFR 327.14(a) prohibits destruction, injury, defacement, removal or alteration of public property, including vegetative growth, unless the District Commander gives written permission. The regulation does not mention mushrooms or say whether fungi count as vegetative growth; check with the project manager's office.
Official source: 36 CFR 327.14 Public property (Cornell LII copy of the eCFR text)
Last verified: November 11, 2026
Rules change. Confirm with the land manager before you pick.
See the foraging laws for Indiana.
Location
The marker shows an approximate point, not a boundary. Check the manager's map for exact borders and access points.
Species recorded in Indiana 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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Turkeytail
Trametes versicolor
Edibility unknown — do not eat -
Western Pine-Aster Rust
Coleosporium asterum
Edibility unknown — do not eat -
Chicken Of The Woods
Laetiporus sulphureus
Edible (per source) -
Violet-toothed Polypore
Trichaptum biforme
Inedible -
juniper-apple rust
Gymnosporangium juniperi-virginianae
Edibility unknown — do not eat -
Puccinia podophylli
Edibility unknown — do not eat -
Mint Rust
Puccinia menthae
Edibility unknown — do not eat -
Puccinia helianthi-mollis
Edibility unknown — do not eat -
Phellinus gilvus
Edibility unknown — do not eat -
Golovinomyces cichoracearum
Edibility unknown — do not eat -
common porecrust
Schizophyllum commune
Edible (per source) -
Black Stem Rust
Puccinia graminis
Edibility unknown — do not eat
Land data: USGS PAD-US (public domain).