Anna Marija Helt

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There's no simple way to distinguish a toxic vs edible mushroom. Other than inadvertently poisoning yourself. Join us live online 4/11/26, 10am-1pm MT for "Forage Wild Mushrooms & Live To Tell About It". albuquerqueherbalism.com/forage-wild-... #mushrooms #foraging #amanita #wildmushrooms #morels

Indeed, there are, which is the point. "Magical" was referring to the many ways to distinguish among them that have been proposed throughout history. Tho I see your point. Wasn't meaning to refer to making oneself sick as magical.

Flammulina velutipes (aka. Winter Mushroom or Enokitake). On the left is the orangish/brown-capped, dark-stalked wild version that grows on wood. On the right are clusters of the skinny, pale/white cultivated version available in many grocery stores.

Winter Mushrooms - Live Zoom class Thus. Jan 29th 6pm MST. Message me or visit www.osadha.com for more info or to sign up.

#mushrooms #wildmushrooms #foraging #fungi #mycology

‘Shattered’: US scientists speak out about how Trump policies disrupted their careers Researchers lay bare the human toll of lay-offs, funding cuts and attacks on science one year after the president’s return to the White House.

“The speed, the scope and the severity of the attacks on science are beyond anything we’ve ever seen,” says @gretchentg.bsky.social.

My @nature.com story on the human toll of the 2nd Trump presidency.

Thx to @dochfroehlich.bsky.social, @briannosek.bsky.social, @katharinehayhoe.com & others.

Online Class. Thursday January 29th, 6-7:30pm Mountain Time. DM me for more info or to register. Some edible and medicinal mushrooms can grow in the winter. Learn about several in detail. Class handout (PDF) will be provided. Class will be recorded. #foraging #mushrooms #winter #fungi

2026 mushroom-related offerings. DM for more info. Instructor (me) has 25+ yrs of foraging for & 16 yrs clinical experience with fungi. Winter Mushrooms - Online, 1/29. Medicinal Mushrooms of the Month - Workshops in Durango, Feb-Jul. 10 steps for safely foraging mushrooms - Online. 4/11.
#mushrooms

Edible vs deadly. Do you know which is which, comparing the species in the left panels vs that in the right? Both can grow this time of year, possibly next to each other on wood. I'll be teaching key steps for mushroom foraging and staying alive: albuquerqueherbalism.com/winter-sprin...

There needs to be a "FTS" button in addition to the "like" button.

There's an ongoing outbreak of amatoxin poisonings in the San Francisco and Monterey Bay Areas with liver failure reported in adults and children and one fatality so far. More info here: www.cdph.ca.gov/Programs/OPA... Death caps (Amanita phalloides) grow from San Diego up through BC, and inland.

And if not there, I have a youtube channel that might have it. It's under my name...

Howdy! Check my site...www.osadha.com and search for "infused oils" I should have a written post of video on making infused oils. This is the blender method : )

Red-belted Conk (Fomitopsis schrenkii) from a Doug fir log. Blended and gently heated in olive oil then strained. An ointment for joint, muscle, and nerve ouches.... #foraging #mycoherbalist #shelffungi

Dismantling of US federal agencies will ‘destroy science’ From NASA to the National Institutes of Health, federal agencies conduct research that universities cannot. Agency scientists speak out about the irreplaceable facilities, institutional knowledge and ...

"Science is being destroyed across many agencies" say federal researchers.

For my latest @nature.com piece, I spoke to 19 different scientists across EPA, NOAA, NIH, NASA, and USGS to document how science is being dismantled across US federal agencies.

Went out for mullein root. Came back with that, yarrow, and Agaricus mushrooms.

#foraging #agaricus #yarrow #mullein #herbalist #durango #colorado

Link takes you to a short video with High Country News on the awesomeness of fens!

Restoration and protection of Colorado’s high-altitude fens help protect regional water supply and promote trapping of carbon from the atmosphere.

www.instagram.com/reel/DPzIhab...

Weekend fungal escapism in Colorado's San Juan Mountains. Jellies, some red blobs on dead aspen (trying to ID), old turkey tails, & Cortinarius trivialis

#wildmushrooms #fungi #rockymountains #colorado #durango #jellyfungi #cortinarius

What do fens do? Make peat, store water and help combat climate change - High Country News Meet the researchers restoring these unique wetlands high in Colorado's San Juan Mountains.

www.hcn.org/issues/57-10... My latest story for High Country News that features fen restoration high in the San Juan Mountains of Colorado. Fens are ancient wetlands, born at the end of the last ice age, that are important locally and globally.

#peatlands #climatechange #fens #wetlands #colorado

Better Farming Through Endophytes - JSTOR Daily Scientists look to “probiotics” for crops as a new green revolution in agriculture.

daily.jstor.org/better-farmi...

Scientists Racing to Address Wildfires in the US Southwest See Some Unexpected Desert Resilience Nonnative grasses are driving large fires, but hope lies in science- and community-based restoration efforts and in the emerging nature of the deserts and native plants.

My story for Earth Island Journal ‪(@earthislandjournal.bsky.social‬) just came out -- on wildfires in the Desert Southwest and how desert plants, scientists and communities are responding.

www.earthisland.org/journal/inde...

#wildfire #desertsouthwest #arizona #cacti #environment

The 3 instructors for the Wisdom of Herbs Gathering are pictured against a backdrop of flowers. Left to right are naturopath Aaylah Wellspring, ND; herbalist Deb Swanson, CCH; and herbalist & microbiologist Anna Marija Helt, PhD (who's holding a giant puffball mushroom)

Four Corners folks! Take a deep dive into practical herbalism with myself, herbalist Deb Swanson, CCH, and Aaylah Wellspring, ND, at the Wisdom of Herbs Gathering in Bayfield, CO. May 17/18th. Single day attendance/camping available. Children welcome. www.botanicalstudiesinstitute.com/classes

Leaves of the medicinal mint, lemon balm (Melissa officinalis)

Cardiovascular Health, Naturally. April 26th, 10am-1pm MT, via Zoom. (albuquerqueherbalism.com/cardiovascul...)
Foods, herbs, mushrooms & practices based on traditional herbalism, research studies, and clinical experience. #herbalism #hearthealth

Musk group offers $100 to Wisconsin voters ahead of pivotal state Supreme Court election A group funded by billionaire Elon Musk is offering Wisconsin voters $100 to sign a petition in opposition to “activist judges.”

How is this allowed?? apnews.com/article/wisc...

What to know about the Feb. 28 "economic blackout" The grassroots group behind the blackout says it is about "sending a clear message: we have the power."

www.axios.com/2025/02/25/e...

This Friday. Of course, support your locally-owned businesses...

#economicblackout #boycott

The Trump Administration Might Just Spend $400 Million on 'Armored' Teslas Donald Trump's administration expects to spend $400 million on 'armored' vehicles made by Elon Musk's Tesla.

Conflict of interest, anyone?
www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...

Elon Musk built his wealth from taxpayer-funded research — now he's trying to destroy future science The billionaire should be writing a thank you note to Al Gore, not wrecking burgeoning developments

Greedy, hypocritical, the list goes on...
www.salon.com/2025/02/11/e...

Doug fir/olive oil blend from yesterday's wild food and medicine workshop. It went into a rice-based recipe along with barberries, coriander, black pepper, and honey.
Herbalism = resilience
#herbalism #foraging #wildfoods #plantmedicine

Shaheen made my favorite piece of jewelry--a gorgeous crescent moon in sterling silver ❤️

Colorado folks: Target or witness of ICE raid? Call Colorado Rapid Response Network's Hotline 1-844-8431

Democracy Forward - We go to court for democracy Democracy depends on a government that works for all people. We fight vigorously in court against abuses of power and attempts to undermine a government that works for people who need it most.

democracyforward.org This organization is doing important work, including a lawsuit targeting the illegal activities of DOGE, Trump's made up government department headed by Elon Musk.