Sable Island National Park Reserve Of Canada
- Manager
- Parks Canada Agency
- Designation
- National Park
- Size
- 7,413 acres
- Region
- Nova Scotia
Mushroom harvest rules
Harvest prohibited
Canadian National Parks (Parks Canada)
Removing flora, which the regulations define to include fungi, from a national park is prohibited except under a permit.
Section 10 of the National Parks General Regulations says no person shall remove, deface, damage or destroy any flora or natural objects in a park, other than under a permit issued under the regulations (for example for scientific or park management purposes) or under the National Parks of Canada Land Use Planning Regulations. The regulations define flora as any plant matter, living or dead, including fungi and moulds. Confirm with the park before picking anything.
Official source: National Parks General Regulations (SOR/78-213), Justice Laws Website
Last verified: November 11, 2026
Rules change. Confirm with the land manager before you pick.
See the foraging laws for Nova Scotia.
Location
The marker shows an approximate point, not a boundary. Check the manager's map for exact borders and access points.
Species recorded in Nova Scotia 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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Tar Lichen
Hydropunctaria maura
Edibility unknown — do not eat -
Lungwort [lichen]
Lobaria pulmonaria
Edibility unknown — do not eat -
Smooth Lungwort
Ricasolia quercizans
Edibility unknown — do not eat -
Pink Earth Lichen
Dibaeis baeomyces
Edibility unknown — do not eat -
Textured Lung Lichen
Lobarina scrobiculata
Edibility unknown — do not eat -
Ridged Tooth
Hydnellum scrobiculatum
Inedible -
Devil's Tooth
Hydnellum peckii
Edibility unknown — do not eat -
British soldier lichen
Cladonia cristatella
Edibility unknown — do not eat -
Sarcodon stereosarcinon
Edibility unknown — do not eat -
Grey Tooth
Phellodon melaleucus
Edibility unknown — do not eat -
Common Orange Lichen
Xanthoria parietina
Edibility unknown — do not eat -
Yellow Specklebelly
Pseudocyphellaria holarctica
Edibility unknown — do not eat
Land data: CPCAD, Environment and Climate Change Canada (Open Government Licence - Canada).