Foraging on Public Lands Is Becoming More Limited

Beneath a row of fir trees River Shannon Aloia walks along a remote dirt road on national forest land, scanning the ground for morels.“Find it,” she commands her dog, Jasper.The search pays off for Ms. Aloia, an avid forager: She spies a solitary honey-colored morel, and plucks it.“Foraging changes your relationship with nature,” she said. “You are out in the woods using all of your senses. And it’s gratifying…