Mushroom Foraging 101

A fun and informative session on how to find and identify delicious mushrooms in the wild! Come join us for a fun and educational day of learning about mushrooms! Expect to learn about fungal ecology, how to describe and identify mushrooms, where you can and can't forage, and some local beginner-friendly edible mushrooms. We’ll go for a walk in the forest and see which species we can find and identify, then we'll wrap up with some tips on safe, ethical, and legal foraging and leave you with all the resources you need to continue your mushroom journey. Expect to be out for about 2 hours in total. This workshop will be accessible to all levels. The most important thing you need is an interest to learn! We'll meet at 1:00pm on either Saturday Oct 17 or Sunday Oct 25 at the Lower Seymour Conservation Reserve Park Gate (search on Google Maps for the exact location). There is free parking by the gate, though it may fill up. Bring warm and weather-appropriate clothing and footwear for being comfortable outdoors for a while. This event happens rain or shine! Water and snacks encouraged. Cameras, notebooks, guidebooks, and anything you may want to use to remember the things you've learned are encouraged. Tickets are priced cheaply to promote accessibility, though if cost is a barrier, please contact me directly at [email protected]; no one will be turned away. You may also e-transfer to this email or pay in cash at the event. These fees help cover the time it takes to prepare material, organize, and host these workshops. Please aim to arrive a bit early to allow time for parking in case the spots by the gate are full. There is pay parking down the road at the upper parking lots by Capilano University.