State foraging calendar

Wisconsin Foraging Calendar

Wisconsin is one of the great foraging states of the Midwest, combining the boreal lake country of the north with the rich hardwood forests of the Driftless Area and a foraging culture shaped by Scandinavian, German, and Ojibwe traditions that all prioritize wild food. The north woods are premier chanterelle habitat, with late July through September producing consistent golden chanterelle harvests that are the envy of the Great Lakes region. Spring morel hunting along the rivers of the Driftless Area is a well-organized local tradition, and the same forests produce ramps, spring beauties, and pawpaws from the same hollows each year. Wild rice harvest remains a culturally and legally significant activity in the northern lake country, with tribal nations holding reserved harvest rights in treaty ceded territory.

4 bioregions across Wisconsin