Wild Mushroom Identification Class

Wild Mushroom Identification Class

Wild Mushroom Identification
Course Details:
Date: Sept 25, 2010
Duration: 9am - 4pm
Location: Monroe, WA
Instructor: Filip Tkaczyk
Cost: $95
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Learn the skills needed to utilize wild edible mushrooms! Spend an exciting day with instructor, Filip Tkaczyk, learning about wild mushrooms and their many uses.

The class covers mushroom foraging fundamentals, including:

Where to look for different species: habitat preferences

When to harvest different species: seasonal growth patterns

Non-edible look-alikes and poisonous mushrooms to avoid

Tasty recipes for common edible wild mushrooms

Ethical harvesting and how to steward gathering areas

Storing and preserving edible wild mushrooms

A review of useful resources: great books and websites on mushrooms

The course begins with a fascinating slide show presentation that explains how to identify a wide variety of mushrooms found in the Pacific Northwest. The course continues with a mushroom foraging hike. The last portion of the day is spent cooking up the harvested mushrooms into several tasty dishes to sample. Hand-outs are provided with resources for further learning.

Instructor: Filip Tkaczyk is an experienced naturalist who has extensively studied the ecosystems of Washington state for over a decade. He earned a B.S. in Wildlife Science from the University of Washington and has worked for Seattle Audubon, the Wildlife Society, and the Olympic National Park. His expertise includes mushroom foraging and nature photography.

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