Rio Puerco Field Office
- Manager
- Bureau of Land Management
- Designation
- National Public Lands
- Size
- 992,719 acres
- Region
- New Mexico
Mushroom harvest rules
Rules vary
Bureau of Land Management public lands
BLM lets you collect reasonable amounts of some renewable plant resources for noncommercial use outside developed sites, but mushrooms are not named. Check with the local field office.
43 CFR 8365.1-5(b) allows collecting reasonable amounts of commonly available renewable resources such as flowers, berries, nuts, seeds, cones and leaves for noncommercial purposes, except at developed recreation sites or where prohibited and posted. Other collection of forest products falls under 43 CFR part 5500, which may require a permit. Mushrooms are not named, so rules vary by field office; check with the land manager.
Official source: 43 CFR 8365.1-5 Property and resources (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 New Mexico.
Location
The marker shows an approximate point, not a boundary. Check the manager's map for exact borders and access points.
Species recorded in New Mexico 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.
- No photo yet
Western antler lichen
Pseudevernia intensa
Edibility unknown — do not eat - No photo yet
Coleosporium jonesii
Edibility unknown — do not eat - No photo yet
Fan Ramalina
Ramalina sinensis
Edibility unknown — do not eat -
Puccinia grindeliae
Edibility unknown — do not eat - No photo yet
Puccinia sherardiana
Edibility unknown — do not eat -
Star Rosette Lichen
Physcia stellaris
Edibility unknown — do not eat -
Golden Moonglow Lichen
Dimelaena oreina
Edibility unknown — do not eat - No photo yet
New Mexico Rim-lichen
Rhizoplaca novomexicana
Edibility unknown — do not eat -
Juniper Broom Rust
Gymnosporangium nidus-avis
Edibility unknown — do not eat -
Elegant Sunburst Lichen
Xanthoria elegans
Edibility unknown — do not eat -
Speckled Greenshield
Flavopunctelia flaventior
Edibility unknown — do not eat - No photo yet
Powder-edged Speckled Greenshield
Flavopunctelia soredica
Edibility unknown — do not eat
Land data: USGS PAD-US (public domain).