Mushroom hunting
A walk in the woods is also an opportunity to collect mushrooms, which can then be cooked for a fragrant and tasty dinner. There are some rules to follow to avoid unpleasant or even dangerous situations:
- Only collect mushrooms that you know. In Primiero, there are no mycological offices for mushroom inspection. It would be a shame to throw away all the collected mushrooms out of fear that there might be inedible ones in the basket. It is even more dangerous to consume mushrooms whose edibility is not certain.
- Do not destroy mushrooms deemed poisonous; they are also useful for the life of the forest!
- Make sure you are informed about the areas where mushroom picking is allowed. Within the Paneveggio Pale di San Martino Natural Park (whose boundaries are marked at the access trails), mushroom picking is allowed exclusively to residents of the Province of Trento, as they hold civic use rights.
- Collect mushrooms during permitted hours: from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m.
- Respect the maximum daily quantity: 2 kg per person over the age of 10.
- Clean the mushrooms roughly on the spot and transport them in rigid and perforated baskets.
- Obtain a permit for mushroom picking.
MUSHROOM PICKING PERMIT:
The permit is personal and allows mushroom picking within one of the two areas into which the territory is divided: the Primiero valley (Municipalities of Primiero San Martino di Castrozza, Mezzano, Imèr, and Sagron Mis) and the Vanoi valley (Municipality of Canal San Bovo).
The permit can be valid for one day, three days, a week, fifteen days, or a period ranging from one to three months (depending on the municipality).
Depending on the municipality, the payment of the mushroom picking fee can be made:
- by payment to the Municipal Treasurer
- at ATMs or counters of the Cassa Rurale Valli di Primiero e Vanoi (excluding permits at reduced rates)
- via the PagoPa system
The payment receipt constitutes sufficient title to start mushroom picking activities and must be shown upon any possible inspection.
