April 29, 2021, 6:37 a.m. ·
Despite a few chemotherapy sessions and knee replacements, Wendy Porter and her father, Roger Jensen, still hunt morel mushrooms together (Photo by Melissa Rosales, NET).
Roger Jensen picks a few morel mushrooms (Photo by Melissa Rosales, NET)
The morel mushroom only grows in certain ground temperatures and near freshly dead trees (Photo by Melissa Rosales, NET)
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Morel mushroom hunting season has started in Nebraska. The mushrooms are hollow, sponge-like, and edible, but hard to find. Searching for the elusive mushrooms is like a treasure hunt along river bottoms in the Missouri and North Platte rivers.