Mushrooms and Paddling Workshop

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An overview of mushroom ecology and identification while paddling. Fungi identification helps us build a better understanding of the various ecosystems we encounter during our paddling excursions whether in urban environments or the wilds. While many fungi species are generalists, they do follow some rules with respect to environmental conditions and hosts. Learn why paddling provides an excellent opportunity to find a wide variety of mushroom species.
Presenter Bio

Donna Kurt has studied mushrooms informally since 1988, then formally at UW since 2015 and has given workshops and forays for edible and many other species of mushrooms and plants since 2008 for various organizations and nonprofit groups. She has an International Permaculture Certificate and has studied Indigenous Ethnobotany and Food Systems, Algae Fungi and Mosses, Aquatic and Forest Ecology, Botany of Manitoba and Hallucinogenic and Medicinal Plants. She is a Paddle Canada certified canoeing and camping leadership instructor so also offers canoeing and camping trip experiences including mushroom and plant education.

Photos courtesy by Donna Kurt

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