Marvelous Mushrooms

Did you know that humans are more closely related to Fungi than we are to any other kingdom? Or that Split Gill Fungus grows on every continent except Antarctica and has over 28,000 different sexes? Join us at the Nature Sanctuary to delve into the incredible world of fungi and their amazing roles in ecosystems and society. Whether you are a mycophile, have fungiphobia or are somewhere in between we can assure this program will prove that fungi are impressive to say the least!

This program is for beginners to this incredible kingdom and will cover identification basics, the roles and uses of fungi, the dangers of fungi and much more! This hour-long program will be held inside and participants will be encouraged to take a self-guided fungi walk at the end.

This is an adult program for participants ages 17+
If cost is a barrier to attending this program, we offer a sliding scale to make it more accessible.