Mushroom Foraging in New Brunswick: Acadian Forest Chanterelles, Restigouche Boletes & Saint John Valley Morels (2026)

New Brunswick is the most ecologically varied of the Atlantic provinces for mushroom foraging. It has the maritime Acadian forest covering most of the province, but its northern third — the Restigouche, Madawaska, and northern Miramichi — sits firmly in the boreal zone with the same spruce-fir habitat as northern Quebec and Saskatchewan. The result is a species list that combines maritime Acadian species (chanterelles, lobster mushrooms, hen of the woods on southern oak) with classic boreal species (king boletes, birch boletes, chaga on northern birch).

This guide covers where you can legally forage in New Brunswick, what's in season, the regional differences across the province, and the toxic lookalikes to know.

Download the free printable New Brunswick mushroom identification chart (PDF): 24 species on one 8.5x11 sheet, including the deadly look-alikes, made to print and tuck into your foraging basket.

The Legal Framework

Crown Land

About 48% of New Brunswick is provincial Crown land — the highest proportion of any Maritime province. Administered by the Department of Natural Resources and Energy Development. Personal-use harvesting of non-timber forest products — including mushrooms — is generally permitted on Crown land without a permit.

Key rules:

• Personal use does not require a permit. Commercial harvesting requires authorisation.
• Forest tenure agreements cover much of the Crown land. Be mindful of active logging operations.
• Leave no trace.

Provincial Parks

New Brunswick provincial parks (Mount Carleton, Sugarloaf, Mactaquac, and others) generally prohibit the removal of natural objects, including mushrooms.

National Parks

Fundy National Park and Kouchibouguac National Park strictly prohibit foraging.

Private Land

Permission required. New Brunswick's Trespass Act applies.

Mi'kma'ki, Wolastokuk, and Peskotomuhkati Territory

New Brunswick lies within the unceded traditional territories of the Mi'kmaq, Wolastoqiyik (Maliseet), and Peskotomuhkati Nations under the Peace and Friendship Treaties. Respect Indigenous harvesting rights and protocols. If on reserve land, seek permission from the band council.

Four Foraging Regions

Northern Boreal — Restigouche and Madawaska

The provincial north — Edmundston, Campbellton, the Restigouche River country — is true boreal forest. Black spruce, white spruce, balsam fir, jack pine, white birch. Cooler climate, slightly earlier fall fruiting, more boreal species mix.

Best species: Black morels in burns, king boletes, birch boletes, chaga, hedgehogs, honey mushrooms, saffron milk caps under pine.

Central Highlands

The interior of the province — the Mount Carleton area (park itself prohibits foraging, but adjacent Crown land is open), the Miramichi headwaters, the Nepisiguit watershed. Mixed Acadian-boreal transition. Cool, wet, productive.

Best species: Chanterelles, king boletes, hedgehogs, lobster mushrooms, black trumpets in beech-maple stands.

Acadian Coast & Bay of Fundy

The southern coast — Saint John, St. Andrews, the Fundy coast — has classic Acadian forest. Red spruce, balsam fir, yellow birch, sugar maple. The Fundy National Park area (adjacent Crown land) is particularly productive for chanterelles.

Best species: Chanterelles, lobster mushrooms, hedgehogs, hen of the woods on southern oak, lion's mane, oysters on fallen alder and beech.

Saint John River Valley

The corridor from Edmundston through Fredericton to Saint John. Mixed bottomland — cottonwood, elm, silver maple — and pasture. Best in spring.

Best species: Yellow morels (Saint John River bottomlands are NB's morel hub), oysters on cottonwood, dryad's saddle on dead elm, occasional hen of the woods in remaining mature oak stands south of Fredericton.

What to take with you

Foraging needs very little kit, and the three things that matter each do a different job: carry the find without crushing it, cut it without damaging what is left behind, and clean it dry.

Species by Season

Spring (May - June)

Yellow Morels (Morchella esculenta) — Saint John River valley bottomlands, old orchards, cottonwood and elm areas. The morel tradition in rural NB is generational.

Black Morels (Morchella angusticeps) — Mixed-wood forests, especially after wildfire burns in the Restigouche country.

Dryad's Saddle (Cerioporus squamosus) — Polypore on dead hardwood. Young, cucumber-scented only.

Wild Oyster Mushrooms (Pleurotus ostreatus) — Spring flushes on fallen aspen and cottonwood. If you can't get out, you can grow oysters at home year-round with a grow kit or grain spawn.

Summer (July - August)

Golden Chanterelles (Cantharellus cibarius) — Mossy slopes in mixed Acadian forest. Central highlands and the Fundy coast are particularly productive.

Black Trumpets (Craterellus cornucopioides) — Beech-maple forests of the central highlands.

Chicken of the Woods (Laetiporus sulphureus) — Hardwoods. Young soft edges only.

Lobster Mushroom (Hypomyces lactifluorum) — Common across the Acadian forest.

King Bolete (Porcini) (Boletus edulis) — Spruce-fir country in the north (Restigouche, Madawaska, northern Miramichi). Spongy pores, never gills.

Birch Bolete (Leccinum scabrum) — Northern boreal birch country. Mild flavour, holds shape in stews.

Fall (September - November)

Saffron Milk Cap (Lactarius deliciosus) — Pine plantations and natural pine stands. Bleeds orange-red latex.

Hedgehog Mushroom (Hydnum repandum) — Acadian mixed forests. Spines, not gills — no deadly lookalikes.

Hen of the Woods (Maitake) (Grifola frondosa) — Southern NB hardwood country, at the eastern edge of this species' Canadian range. Returns to the same oak every year.

Lion's Mane (Hericium erinaceus) — Hardwoods. Waterfall-shaped, no deadly lookalikes.

Honey Mushrooms (Armillaria group) — Clusters on dying hardwoods. Cook thoroughly. Confirm against the deadly Galerina marginata.

Shaggy Mane (Coprinus comatus) — Lawns and gravel road edges. Eat the same day.

Giant Puffball (Calvatia gigantea) — Pasture and field edges. Pure white inside.

Winter and Year-Round

Chaga (Inonotus obliquus) — Northern NB's boreal birch country holds excellent chaga populations. Year-round, easiest after leaf-fall.

New Brunswick Edible Mushroom Identification Chart

A quick-reference chart for the province's most-foraged edible species. Confirm every find against multiple features and a regional field guide; this table is a starting point, not a green light.

Download the free printable chart (PDF): 8.5x11, made to print and tuck into your foraging basket.

Species	Season in NB	Habitat	Key ID Features	Dangerous Look-alike	Edibility
Golden chanterelle (Cantharellus spp.)	Jul – Oct, peak Aug	Mossy ground in Acadian mixed wood under yellow birch, red spruce and balsam fir; heavy flushes in the central highlands and behind the Fundy coast	Egg-yolk to apricot orange; blunt false gills that fork and run down the stem; apricot smell; solid pale flesh; grows from soil	Jack-o'-lantern (sharp true gills, clusters on wood); false chanterelle (Hygrophoropsis aurantiaca: thin true forked gills on conifer debris)	Choice; cook well
Black trumpet (Craterellus fallax)	Jul – Sep	Mossy slopes in beech and sugar maple stands of the central highlands and the lower river valley	Grey-black, thin-fleshed trumpet; no true gills; smoky-sweet smell; hides flat in leaf litter	None serious in New Brunswick	Choice
Hedgehog (Hydnum repandum, H. umbilicatum)	Aug – Oct, peak Sep	Mossy conifer and mixed Acadian forest, province-wide	Orange-tan cap with soft spines underneath instead of gills; firm white flesh	None; the spines are definitive	Choice
Lobster mushroom (Hypomyces lactifluorum)	Late Jul – Sep	Mixed Acadian forest floor near hemlock, spruce and fir; the most-recorded edible fungus in the province	Hard, pimpled orange-red crust over dense white flesh; no visible gills; faint seafood smell	Soft or deteriorated specimens; pick only firm, bright ones	Good; cook well
King bolete / porcini (Boletus edulis group)	Aug – Oct, peak Sep	Spruce and fir in the Restigouche and Madawaska boreal uplands and the Nepisiguit headwaters	Brown bun cap; white pores ageing olive; fine white netting on a thick stem; flesh does not stain blue	Bitter bolete (pink pores, dark netting); avoid all red-pored or blue-staining boletes	Choice
Bay bolete (Imleria badia)	Aug – Oct	Conifer duff and mossy ground under spruce and pine, common through the north	Chestnut-brown cap, dry to slightly tacky; pale yellow pores that bruise slowly blue-green	Other boletes; gentle blue bruising on pale pores is the give-away; avoid red-pored boletes	Good; cook well
Chicken of the woods (Laetiporus sulphureus group)	Jul – Oct, peak Aug – Sep	Living and dead hardwood, especially oak and maple in the Saint John River valley and the south	Bright orange overlapping shelves with a sulphur-yellow pore surface; no gills; soft edges when young	Jack-o'-lantern (true gills, clusters from wood); specimens on conifers upset some stomachs, so identify the host tree	Good; young soft edges only, cook well
Hen of the woods / maitake (Grifola frondosa)	Sep – Nov	Base of mature oak in the southern valley and the Fundy lowlands, at the eastern edge of its range; returns to the same tree	Grey-brown rosette of overlapping spoon-shaped fronds from one branching base; white pores underneath	Black-staining polypore (tougher, bruises black)	Choice; cook well
Oyster mushroom (Pleurotus ostreatus, P. pulmonarius)	May – Nov, flushing after rain	Dead and dying hardwood: poplar, beech, maple, alder, and cottonwood along the river bottoms	Shelf-like white-to-tan caps; gills running down a short off-centre stem; anise smell; white-lilac spore print	Angel wings (thin, pure white, on conifer wood; avoid)	Good
Lion's mane (Hericium erinaceus, H. americanum)	Sep – Nov	Wounds on living hardwood and fallen beech and maple logs; uncommon here but unmistakable	Cascading white spines; no cap, gills or pores; H. americanum branches like coral	None; nothing dangerous resembles it in New Brunswick	Choice; cook well
Shaggy mane (Coprinus comatus)	Aug – Oct, peak Sep	Lawns, gravel road edges and disturbed soil in every town in the province	Tall shaggy white cylinder; gills dissolve into black ink with age	Common ink cap (reacts badly with alcohol); pick only young, all-white specimens	Good; cook the day you pick it
Giant puffball (Calvatia gigantea)	Aug – Oct	Pasture and field edges, hayfields and old farm ground	White sphere the size of a football; flesh pure white and uniform when sliced	Amanita egg-stage buttons; slice top to bottom to check for a hidden cap outline	Good; only while pure white inside
Morel (Morchella spp.)	Early May – mid Jun	Cottonwood, elm and silver maple bottomland along the Saint John River; old orchards; burns the spring after a fire	Honeycomb-pitted cap fully attached to the stem; completely hollow from tip to base when sliced	False morel (Gyromitra esculenta: wrinkled not pitted, chambered inside, never hollow)	Choice; always cook
Honey mushroom (Armillaria group)	Sep – Nov	Dense clusters on and around dying hardwood, stumps and buried roots; the most-recorded gilled mushroom in NB	White spore print; ring on the stem; dark hairs at the cap centre; grows in tight clusters	Deadly galerina (rusty-brown spore print, same logs); spore print every batch	Edible with caution; always cook well
Velvet foot (Flammulina velutipes)	Late Oct – Apr, fruiting through thaws	Dead and dying hardwood, especially elm, poplar and willow; a cold-weather mushroom	Sticky orange-tan cap; white spore print; dark velvety stem base; no ring	Deadly galerina (rusty-brown spore print, ring on the stem, no velvety base); spore print every batch	Good; cook well
Wine cap (Stropharia rugosoannulata)	Jun – Oct	Not a forest species here: naturalised in wood-chip beds, gardens, landscaped mulch and trail edges in towns	Wine-red to tan cap fading with age; dark purple-black spore print; thick white stem with a thick ribbed ring	Other ringed brown mushrooms on mulch; the dark purple-black spore print settles it	Good; cook well
Matsutake / pine mushroom (Tricholoma magnivelare)	Sep – Oct	Sandy ground under jack pine and spruce; local and patchy, mostly the northeast and the Miramichi barrens	Thick white cap streaked cinnamon-brown; cottony ring; firm tapering stem; strong spicy cinnamon smell; no volva	White Amanita (a sac-like volva at the base and no spicy smell); dig the whole base	Choice
Chaga (Inonotus obliquus)	Year-round; easiest after leaf-fall	Living yellow and white birch in the northern boreal country	Black, cracked, burnt-looking exterior with a rusty-orange interior	Birch burls (wood-hard, no orange interior)	Tea and extract only; harvest sparingly

The two habits that matter most in New Brunswick: slice every puffball and every "morel" top to bottom, and take a spore print of anything gilled growing on wood before honey mushrooms go in the basket.

New Brunswick's Deadly Look-alikes at a Glance

Four of these six can kill you and two will put you in hospital. Read this table before the chart above, not after.

Toxic Species	Season	Where It Grows in NB	What It Gets Mistaken For	The Feature That Separates Them	Risk
Destroying angel (Amanita bisporigera, A. virosa)	Jul – Sep	Mixed Acadian and hardwood forest province-wide; by a wide margin the most-recorded amatoxin mushroom in New Brunswick	Puffball buttons; meadow mushrooms; any young white gilled mushroom	Pure white throughout, with free gills, a skirt-like ring and a sac-like volva buried at the base; white spore print. Dig the whole stem up, and slice every white button top to bottom	DEADLY – amatoxins; symptoms are delayed 6 to 24 hours
Death cap (Amanita phalloides)	Aug – Oct where it occurs	Not established in New Brunswick. It travels in the root balls of imported ornamental trees and is a West Coast and urban-planting problem; there are no verified New Brunswick records. The real amatoxin risk here is the destroying angels above	Gilled mushrooms picked from lawns and boulevards, in the places where it does occur	Greenish to bronze cap, white free gills, a ring and a sac-like volva; white spore print. If you ever believe you have found one in NB, photograph it in place and report it rather than picking it	DEADLY where it occurs – amatoxins
Deadly galerina (Galerina marginata)	Aug – Nov, and again through winter thaws	Small clusters on dead conifer and hardwood, the same mossy logs that carry honey mushrooms and velvet foot	Honey mushrooms; velvet foot; any small brown mushroom growing on wood	Rusty-brown spore print, where honey mushroom and velvet foot both print white; a ring on the stem, and no dark velvety stem base	DEADLY – amatoxins; the most likely fatal mistake in New Brunswick
False morel (Gyromitra esculenta)	May – Jun, overlapping morel season	Sandy soil under conifers and on disturbed ground across the province; heavily recorded here	True morels	Reddish-brown, brain-like wrinkled cap rather than a pitted honeycomb; the inside is solid or chambered, never one hollow chamber from tip to base	DEADLY – gyromitrin; there is no reliable home preparation
Jack-o'-lantern (Omphalotus illudens)	Jul – Oct	Dense clusters on hardwood stumps and buried roots through the southern half of the province	Chanterelles; chicken of the woods	Sharp true gills rather than blunt forking ridges; grows in tight clusters from wood, not singly from soil; the gills glow faintly in a dark room	Poisonous – severe gastrointestinal illness
Green-spored parasol (Chlorophyllum molybdites)	Jul – Sep	Rare in New Brunswick and at the northern edge of its range; lawns, playing fields and fertilised grass. Worth knowing if you pick anything parasol-shaped on a lawn	Shaggy parasol; other edible lawn parasols	A green spore print. The cap, scales and ring all look right, so print every lawn parasol before it goes near a pan	Poisonous – severe gastrointestinal illness

Toxic Look-alikes Every New Brunswick Forager Must Know

False Morel (Gyromitra esculenta) — Brain-like cap (not honeycomb), solid or chambered inside (true morels are completely hollow). Contains gyromitrin. Don't eat false morels.

Destroying Angel (Amanita bisporigera and A. virosa) — All-white mushroom with cup-like volva and a ring on the stem. White spore print. Causes irreversible liver failure.

Galerina marginata — Small brown mushroom in clusters on dead wood, often alongside honey mushrooms. Same amatoxins as the destroying angel.

Jack-O'-Lantern (Omphalotus illudens) — Orange clusters on hardwood stumps. Sometimes confused with chanterelles or chicken of the woods. Has true gills (not pores or false gills), grows from wood, glows faintly in the dark. Causes severe gastrointestinal poisoning.

Where to Forage Near New Brunswick's Cities

The four regions above tell you what grows where. This section is about access: which specific blocks of land you can actually drive to from each city, and what the rule is when you get there.

Fredericton and the Saint John River Valley

Fredericton is the easiest city in the province to forage out of, because Crown land starts within half an hour of downtown in three directions.

Odell Park is 400 acres of mature mixed forest, arboretum and botanic garden inside the city, with some of the oldest standing hardwood in the valley. The access rule here is genuinely unclear. Fredericton's By-law No. L-19, A By-law Respecting Parklands and Trail Systems sets out the prohibitions for city parkland, and none of them covers picking plants or fungi; the separate tree by-law protects trees, not mushrooms. Silence is not permission. Treat Odell as a place to photograph and learn the species, and ring the City if you want a definite answer.

Mactaquac Provincial Park, about 25 km west on Route 105, is closed to picking, and the rule is not ambiguous: section 3(1) of the General Regulation under the Parks Act says no person in a provincial park shall "cut, damage or remove any plant, shrub, flower or tree" or "remove any artifact or natural object" without the Minister's written authorisation. That wording covers mushrooms.

The picking is on Crown land, and there is a lot of it within an hour: the blocks north up the Nashwaak, the Keswick and Kingsclear country west of the city, and the hardwood ridges either side of the valley. Personal-use harvest needs no permit under the Crown Lands and Forests Act. Most of it sits under forest-tenure licence, so expect active logging roads and check that you are on Crown land and not a private woodlot before you fill a basket. Chanterelles and hedgehogs come off the mossy conifer slopes from August, morels come off the cottonwood and elm bottomland in May, and honey mushrooms take over the stumps in October.

Moncton and the Southeast

Moncton sits between the Petitcodiac marshes and the sandy jack pine and spruce flats running north to the Northumberland shore, and its best public land is Crown land in Kent and Westmorland counties.

Irishtown Nature Park is the closest woodland to the city, roughly 890 acres of second-growth forest and trail around a reservoir on the northern edge of Moncton. As in Fredericton, the municipal rule is silent rather than permissive: By-law H-302, Recreation Areas sets out the prohibitions for city recreation areas, which cover hours, fires, camping, hunting and vehicles, and say nothing about picking plants or fungi. Treat Irishtown as photograph-only and ask the City if you want it in writing.

Kouchibouguac National Park, about 100 km north on Route 11, is closed. Section 10 of the National Parks General Regulations states that no person shall "remove, deface, damage or destroy any flora or natural objects in a Park" without a permit. The same goes for Parlee Beach and Murray Beach, which are provincial parks and fall under the parks regulation quoted above.

That leaves Crown land, and the southeast has good blocks of it inland from the coast, in the Kent hills and the country between Rogersville and the Richibucto River. The jack pine and spruce flats are where to look for matsutake in late September, slippery jacks and bay boletes through the autumn, and chanterelles on the mossier mixed ground in August. The old farm edges around Sackville and Dorchester turn out giant puffballs and shaggy manes from late August.

Saint John and the Fundy Coast

Saint John has the most public green space per resident of any city in the province and the least of it open to picking, so the plan here is to learn in town and harvest out of town.

Rockwood Park is roughly 890 hectares of lakes, cliffs and mixed forest inside the city. It is municipal parkland and the City's by-laws do not settle the question of mushrooms one way or the other, so treat it the same way as Odell and Irishtown: identify, photograph, leave it standing, and call the City for a definite answer.

Irving Nature Park on the west side is 600 acres of coastal forest, salt marsh and mudflat that is free to walk but is privately owned and managed by J.D. Irving, Limited. Private land is permission-based under New Brunswick's Trespass Act. Public access to walk is not consent to harvest, so this one is a firm no-pick.

Two more firm noes on the coast: Fundy National Park is closed under the federal regulation above, and the Fundy Trail, which many people still think of as a parkway, has been Fundy Trail Provincial Park since it was folded into the provincial system, so the Parks Act regulation applies along the whole corridor. New River Beach, 45 km west on Route 1, is also a provincial park.

The harvest is on the Crown land in the Caledonia Highlands behind the coast, inland of Route 111 and around the edges of the national park. Red spruce, balsam fir and yellow birch on mossy slopes there give up chanterelles and lobster mushrooms through August, hedgehogs in September, and hen of the woods at the base of the remaining mature oak in the lowlands from late September.

Community and Resources

• Mycological Society of Atlantic Canada (MSAC) — covers all four Atlantic provinces. Forays through the season and an annual fall mushroom show. The main NB-relevant club.
• iNaturalist — Strong Atlantic participation. Filter the New Brunswick feed to see what's currently fruiting.
• Mushroom Observer — Specialised mushroom platform.

Sustainable Foraging in New Brunswick

• Take only what you'll use.
• Leave a third behind.
• Don't rake the duff.
• Cut, don't pull.
• Vary your spots within a season.

For the wider regional picture, including how seasons shift between the coast and inland, see the Atlantic Canada foraging guide.

Getting Started in New Brunswick

1. Join the Mycological Society of Atlantic Canada. Forays are the fastest way to learn safely.
2. Start with the foolproof species — chanterelles, hedgehogs, lobster mushrooms, lion's mane, shaggy manes, giant puffballs. All have no deadly lookalikes when properly identified.
3. Get a regional field guide. Mushrooms of Northeast North America by George Barron is the standard reference for NB habitat.
4. Use iNaturalist's New Brunswick feed before each trip.
5. Three independent confirmations before eating any new species.

Grow These at Home When the Season Ends

Growing is not a substitute for foraging. Nothing on a windowsill replaces a good August morning in the Acadian forest. It does, however, cover the five months when New Brunswick's woods have nothing in them.

Two species from the chart above fruit indoors in a couple of weeks: the Lion's Mane Kit gives you the same cascading white spines you were hunting on beech wounds in October, and the Pink Oyster kit is the fast, warm-weather cousin of the oysters on fallen poplar. If you have a shady corner of the yard, Vintage Wine Cap Grain Spawn 5 lb turns a wood-chip bed into the naturalised wine cap patch that the chart describes, and Peacock Turkey Tail Grain Spawn 5 lb inoculates hardwood logs with the year-round wood-lover you walk past on every trail. Browse all grow kits, or read the companion Nova Scotia foraging guide for the other side of the Acadian forest.

Frequently Asked Questions

Is foraging legal on Crown land in New Brunswick?

Yes, for personal use, and no permit is needed. About 48% of the province is provincial Crown land administered by the Department of Natural Resources and Energy Development under the Crown Lands and Forests Act, and personal-use harvesting of non-timber forest products, mushrooms included, is generally permitted. Commercial harvest is a different matter and needs authorisation. Two practical cautions: much of the Crown land sits under forest-tenure licence, so you will share it with active logging operations, and the boundary between Crown land and private woodlot is not marked on the ground. Confirm where you are before you fill a basket.

When does chanterelle season start in New Brunswick?

Mid-July in a normal year, and it runs long. Of the research-grade Cantharellus records for New Brunswick on iNaturalist, 15% fall in July, 38% in August, 28% in September and 14% in October, so August is the peak and the season holds well into the autumn. Fruiting follows rain rather than the calendar: give a soaking summer rain about a week, then look on mossy ground in mixed Acadian forest under yellow birch, red spruce and balsam fir. Check every one for blunt, forking false gills that run down the stem, and remember that jack-o'-lanterns have sharp true gills and grow in clusters on wood.

Can I sell mushrooms I forage in New Brunswick?

Not without sorting out two separate things first. Harvesting from Crown land for commercial purposes, meaning anything for sale, trade or barter, goes beyond the personal-use allowance and needs authorisation from the Department of Natural Resources and Energy Development under the Crown Lands and Forests Act. Selling wild food to the public is separately regulated as a food-safety matter, and restaurants and markets will often ask what your source and handling are before they buy. Ring the department and your regional Public Health office before you sell a single basket.

What is the single most dangerous mushroom in New Brunswick?

The destroying angels, Amanita bisporigera and A. virosa. They are the most-recorded amatoxin mushrooms in the province, they grow in ordinary mixed Acadian forest, and they are pure white and rather ordinary-looking. Amatoxins destroy liver tissue, and symptoms often do not begin for 6 to 24 hours, by which point the damage is under way. Two habits protect you: dig the whole base of any white gilled mushroom to check for the sac-like volva, and slice every white "puffball" top to bottom to check for the outline of a cap inside. The printable New Brunswick identification chart lists the look-alike for every species on it.

Do I need a permit to forage in a New Brunswick provincial park?

There is no permit you can apply for as a forager, because picking in a provincial park is prohibited rather than licensed. Section 3(1) of the General Regulation under the Parks Act says no person in a provincial park shall "cut, damage or remove any plant, shrub, flower or tree" or "remove any artifact or natural object". The only exception in the regulation is for departmental staff and anyone holding written authorisation from the Minister. That covers Mactaquac, Mount Carleton, Sugarloaf, Fundy Trail and the rest. Fundy and Kouchibouguac are national parks and are closed under federal regulation as well. If the off-season has you missing fresh mushrooms, you can grow gourmet species year-round at home. Browse our grow kits, grain spawn, and growing supplies. And see our companion guides for Nova Scotia, Ontario, and Quebec.