Virginia Regulatory Town Hall
Agency
Department of Conservation and Recreation
 
Board
Department of Conservation and Recreation
 
chapter
Virginia State Parks Regulations [4 VAC 5 ‑ 30]
Action Amendments to the Virginia State Park Regulations
Stage Fast-Track
Comment Period Ended on 10/2/2019
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9/23/19  1:35 pm
Commenter: Michael williams

Fungi Removal
 

I do not support the regulation to not allow the removal of fungi on state parks. This does not hurt the surrounding forest in any way if anything it helps spread the fungal spores when they're carried around. I understand such items as artifacts and gyms those thing don't return once the are removed, Fungi that is picked is no more than a fruiting body of the mycelium that is growing underground or in a piece of wood, picking the fruit of it is now different than picking berries or nuts from trees and shrubs so adding it to the list of such items as gyms and artifacts makes no since. It is already illegal to commercially harvest fungi on public property so I don't see that as being in play. If the issue is at all some kind of outside commercial value like a paid foray then ban those. There is no reason to completely ban fungi foraging on state forest if the is no harm to the environment and or surrounding areas. If anything you will lose revenue to this because us that do forage will go somewhere else and have no reason to come there. Please reconsider this new regulation. Thanks for your time!

 

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