The Fungus Among Us: Mushroom Walk with Walt Sturgeon

Walt is a field mycologist with over 40 years of experience studying and identifying mushrooms. Don't miss this chance to learn from a local expert!

WHO: All ages welcome!

WHEN: July 9, 2022 @ 1PM

WHERE: Mill Creek MetroParks - Scholl Pavilion

DETAILS: Meet at Scholl Pavilion in Mill Creek MetroParks . Walter H. Scholl Recreation Area is near the intersection of Bears Den Rd. & Normandy Dr. Youngstown, Ohio.

FEE: Free! Donations welcomed.

REGISTER: By July 7 via link below.

ACTIVITY WAIVER: It is preferred if you print & sign ahead of time, however we will have copies available. Please visit WildYou.org to download.

QUESTIONS?: Email [email protected]

ABOUT WALT

Walt's photos of mushrooms and fungi, some award-winning, can be seen in numerous mushroom field guide publications, three of which he co-authored: Waxcap Mushrooms of Eastern North America, University of Syracuse Press, 2012; Mushrooms and Macrofungi of Ohio and the Midwestern States, Ohio State University, 2013., and Mushrooms of the Northeast, Adventure-Keen Press, 2016. He has also written Appalachian Mushrooms, Ohio University Press, 2018, He was a Contributing Author to the Encyclopedia of Appalachia, University of Tennessee Press, 2006. Walt has received the North American Mycological Association (NAMA) Award for Contributions to Amateur Mycology, and the Northeast (North America) Mycological Federation (NEMF) Eximia Award, both for contributions to the advancement of amateur mycology. He is the past president of the Ohio Mushroom Society and has associations with many other mycological organizations. Walt is married to Trish. He has two children and two grandchildren. He lives in East Palestine, Ohio and is a retired social worker.

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