Anyone interested in becoming involved with wild mushrooms had better have themselves a good field guide. For those in the Pennsylvania and Mid-Atlantic region, such a guide has long been Bill Russell’s 2006 book “Field Guide to Wild Mushrooms of Pennsylvania and the Mid-Atlantic,” part of the Keystone Books series from Penn State University Press.
Each time the second day of February comes around, I am reminded of a question that first entered my mind many years ago, “Just what in the name of John James Audubon does whether or not a particular groundhog in Pennsylvania sees its own shadow on this day have to do with the weather?” Then, last month, whilst perusing the most recent catalog from Penn State University Press, I happened upon the listing for William W. Donner’s new book Serious Nonsense;
Groundhog Lodges, Versammlinge, and Pennsylvania German Heritage.