Foraging for Wild Mushrooms

Schedule

Sun, 16 Aug, 2026 at 09:30 am to Sun, 23 Aug, 2026 at 09:30 am

UTC-05:00
Location

Allerton Park & Retreat Center | Monticello, IL

Students will learn to identify various types of wild mushrooms, covering edible, toxic, and hallucinogenic species.
About this Event

Experience Level: All Levels (Ages 16+)

Join an edible mushroom expert for a scenic and educational trek at Foraging for Wild Mushrooms on select Sundays from 9:30 a.m.-12 p.m. meeting at the Café Patio.

June 7, 21
July 5, 12, 26
Aug. 2, 16
Sept. 6

Instructor Lee Schuler will discuss seasonality, growth habits, ecosystems, and harvesting sustainability.

Students will contribute to the and will get the opportunity to taste identified edible species.

$30/class. Registration will close 2 days prior to each class or when capacity is reached. All sales are final.

PLEASE NOTE: Foraging at Allerton is not allowed except as part of this class.

Learn more about the space where your course will take place . If you will need disability-related accommodations to participate, please email [email protected].

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About the Instructor

Lee Schuler recently moved from Illinois from Pennsylvania, where she taught fungal identification and edibility at environmental education centers for the Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources and for private land owners. She is certified as a wild edible mushroom expert and licensed to harvest and sell to restaurants and markets in the State of Pennsylvania. Schuler is also a contributing culinary author for a wild mushroom trade journal.

A graduate of East Stroudsburg University in Pennsylvania, Lee has worked as a field biologist and environmental educator, and currently works in public health. She is an artist and cook and enjoys acquiring new and useful skills as much as she loves sharing them.

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Where is it happening?

Allerton Park & Retreat Center, 515 Old Timber Road, Monticello, United States
Tickets

USD 33.85

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