Mushroom of the Week - 'Conked' out
Red-Belted Conk, Fomitopsis (Fomes) pinicola
When the weather turns cold, wet, and even snowy, there is one group of fungi that can always still be found attached to branches and trunks in our Northwest woods. These are the Polypores—so named for the multitude of tiny pores that release spores from their generally smooth appearing under surfaces.