Millers Ferry Lock Recreation Area
- Manager
- Army Corps of Engineers
- Designation
- Recreation Management Area
- Size
- 15,105 acres
- Region
- Alabama
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 Alabama.
Location
The marker shows an approximate point, not a boundary. Check the manager's map for exact borders and access points.
Species recorded in Alabama 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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rough speckled shield lichen
Punctelia rudecta
Edibility unknown — do not eat -
Perforated Ruffle Lichen
Parmotrema perforatum
Edibility unknown — do not eat -
Black Sheet Lichen
Parmotrema reticulatum
Edibility unknown — do not eat -
Carolina Shield Lichen
Canoparmelia caroliniana
Edibility unknown — do not eat -
Old Gray Ruffles
Parmotrema tinctorum
Edibility unknown — do not eat -
Clingy Square Britches
Hypotrachyna livida
Edibility unknown — do not eat -
40-mile Per Hour Lichen
Flavoparmelia caperata
Edibility unknown — do not eat -
Surprise Lichen
Bacidia schweinitzii
Edibility unknown — do not eat -
Bushy beard lichen
Usnea strigosa
Edibility unknown — do not eat -
Dixie Reindeer Lichen
Cladonia subtenuis
Edibility unknown — do not eat -
Blue Jellyskin
Leptogium cyanescens
Edibility unknown — do not eat -
Turban Lichen
Cladonia peziziformis
Edibility unknown — do not eat
Land data: USGS PAD-US (public domain).