Wallkill River National Wildlife Refuge
- Manager
- U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
- Designation
- National Wildlife Refuge
- Size
- 11,477 acres
- Region
- New Jersey
Mushroom harvest rules
Harvest prohibited
US National Wildlife Refuges
Collecting any plant on a national wildlife refuge is prohibited unless a special permit or another refuge rule allows it.
50 CFR 27.51(a) prohibits disturbing, destroying or collecting any plant or animal on a refuge except by special permit, unless otherwise permitted under the subchapter. Some refuges have their own public-use rules; confirm with the refuge office before picking.
Official source: eCFR: 50 CFR 27.51 Disturbing, injuring, and damaging plants and animals
Last verified: November 11, 2026
Rules change. Confirm with the land manager before you pick.
See the foraging laws for New Jersey.
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 Jersey 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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40-mile Per Hour Lichen
Flavoparmelia caperata
Edibility unknown — do not eat -
Turkeytail
Trametes versicolor
Edibility unknown — do not eat -
rough speckled shield lichen
Punctelia rudecta
Edibility unknown — do not eat -
Powdered Ruffle Lichen
Parmotrema hypotropum
Edibility unknown — do not eat -
rosette lichen
Physcia millegrana
Edibility unknown — do not eat -
Dixie Reindeer Lichen
Cladonia subtenuis
Edibility unknown — do not eat -
crowded parchment
Stereum complicatum
Edibility unknown — do not eat -
Fluffy Dust Lichen
Lepraria lobificans
Edibility unknown — do not eat -
British soldier lichen
Cladonia cristatella
Edibility unknown — do not eat -
Violet-toothed Polypore
Trichaptum biforme
Inedible -
Milk-white Toothed Polypore
Irpex lacteus
Inedible -
juniper-apple rust
Gymnosporangium juniperi-virginianae
Edibility unknown — do not eat
Land data: USGS PAD-US (public domain).