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September – October 2024 Sep – Oct 2024
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Sep
22
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Fungi Foraging Basics: A Seminar for Mushroom Foragers with Northwest Natura @ My Garden Nursery Event Center
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Sep 22 @ 2:00 pm – 5:00 pm
Fungi Foraging Basics: A Seminar for Mushroom Foragers with Northwest Natura @ My Garden Nursery Event Center

Are you ready for the coming mushroom season? Join Outdoor educator, naturalist, and experienced forager, Jazmen Yoder, for this comprehensive one-day workshop to get prepared! We’ll cover essential skills and knowledge to safely and responsibly forage for wild mushrooms in your area.

In this class you will learn:

Mushroom foraging basics: regulations, ethics, safety, and gear
Mushroom identification techniques for common edible and poisonous species
Mushroom ecology – understanding fungal life cycles, seasonality, and habitats
Tips for finding your own reliable mushroom foraging spots
Through lecture, demonstration, and hands-on activities you’ll gain confidence and know-how before you find yourself in the middle of the upcoming foraging season. We’ll also discuss preservation, cooking, and other ways to enjoy your fungal finds.

Whether you’re a beginner or have some foraging experience, this workshop will provide the fundamentals of responsible mushroom foraging to prepare you for a bountiful mushroom season. Join this special event to get ready to hunt those delicious wild fungi!

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Categories: Education Family Events Health & Wellness Outdoor Recreation Workshops, Classes and Lectures Tags: Bushcraft edible mushrooms Foraging Fungi pnw pnw hiking
Oct
11
Fri
Naturalist Hiking Classes with Northwest Natura (Class One) @ Whatcom County
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Oct 11 @ 11:30 am – 4:30 pm
Naturalist Hiking Classes with Northwest Natura (Class One) @ Whatcom County

Take a hike (or several!) with a naturalist and trained botanist to learn the names of PNW flora, fungi, fauna in various locations in Whatcom and Skagit County on Public Land and Private land.

NWN’s Naturalist Hiking Classes will focus on experiencing nature through slowing down to notice small details and discussing the “bigger picture”. Each class is an opportunity to exercise, get some fresh air, and nourish our minds. You can treat these classes as a mental health day! Come take a break and experience the outdoors with Northwest Natura.

This is the perfect class for hikers of any skill level, including beginners.

These field trips will be a wonderful gift to give yourself or a loved one this fall and winter. Each class will uplift, inspire thoughts about nature and our place within it. You will feel a sense of rejuvenation from these outings as you get outside and learn more about your home here in the coastal northwest.

Please register via the website.

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Categories: Outdoor Recreation Workshops, Classes and Lectures Tags: Bushcraft ethnobotany pnw hiking
September – October 2024 Sep – Oct 2024