I START LOOKING for oysters (Pleurotus sp.) in lowland forests of the Cascade foothills a few days after the first warm rains of spring. Some years I find them as early as late February though April is more typical.

I START LOOKING for oysters (Pleurotus sp.) in lowland forests of the Cascade foothills a few days after the first warm rains of spring. Some years I find them as early as late February though April is more typical.