According to the State of Michigan’s M-Morels website, morel mushrooms often are found in locations where sizable fires (more than 10 acres) occurred the previous year.
The mushrooms only will grow where there was a forested covertype; grass or other ground covers will not yield morels.
Additionally, morel mushrooms are more likely to grow in burned areas where jack, white, or red pine once grew.
According to the state’s map, there is 35 acre site near Canada Shores at the south end of Coldwater Lake that had Prescribed Burn in 2024, making it a potential location.
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